The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 1 (May 1, 1932.)

New Engines for International Trains

New Engines for International Trains.

Because of its geographical situation in the heart of Central Europe, Czechoslovakia (Bohemia, as it was once termed) is called upon to handle much through business between eastern and western Europe. Some of the heaviest passenger trains on the Continent pass through Czechoslovakia in the course of their runs, and for operating long-distance international trains the Czecho-slovakian railways have just acquired eleven “Pacific” type superheated locomotives of especially interesting design.