Slovakia: Leaving Žarnovica station on a Zvolen to Surany train hauled by Class 240 'Goldfish Bowl

Slovakia: Leaving Žarnovica station on train R830, the 0840 Banska Bystrica to Bratislava hl.st. hauled by Class 240 'Goldfish Bowl' electric locomotive number 240121. Clip recorded 16th July 2010. ZSSK class 240 electric locomotives: The ČSD Class S 499.0 and S 499.1 are essentially ČSD Class S 489.0 locomotives with revised gearing for higher speeds and added electrodynamic braking system. They operate from the 25 kV 50 Hz overhead line electrification system in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Their design can be traced back to the S699.0 locomotives produced by Škoda in 1962. S 499.0 had a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph), with S 499.1 140 km/h (87 mph). -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Railways of Slovak Republic (Železnice Slovenskej republiky, ŽSR) is the state-owned railway infrastructure company in Slovakia. The company was established in 1993 as the successor of the Československé státní drahy in Slovakia. Until 1996 it had formal and since then a de facto monopoly on railroad transportation in the country. In 2002 a law divided the company: ŽSR was left with infrastructure maintenance, and transport was moved into company "Železničná spoločnosť, a. s." (ZSSK). In 2005 this new company was further split into "Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a. s." (ZSSK) providing passenger services and "Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, a. s." (ZSSK Cargo / ZSCS)[2] providing freight services. ŽSR provides transportation and services that correspond to the interests of state transport policy and market requirements, including related activities -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia, and with a population of about 450,000, the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in south-western Slovakia, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states. The capital of Slovakia is the eighth best city for freelancers to live in, mostly because of fast internet and the low taxes. In 2017, Bratislava was ranked as the third richest region of the European Union by GDP (PPP) per capita (after Hamburg and Luxembourg City). GDP at purchasing power parity is about three times higher than in other Slovak regions. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Žarnovica (German: Scharnowitz; Hungarian: Zsarnóca) is a town and municipality in the Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region in Slovakia. The town is situated in the Hron river valley. The first written mention about Žarnovica is dated to 1332. Žarnovica lies at an altitude of 230 metres (755 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 30.4 square kilometres (11.7 sq mi).[2] It is located in the Žiar Basin in central Slovakia, on the Hron River, between Vtáčnik and Štiavnické vrchy mountain ranges. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Banská Bystrica, also known by other alternative names) is a city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ @FrontCompVids - Follow us on Twitter! More FrontCompVids clips are regularly added to so don't forget to Like and Subscribe! Click http://www.youtube.com/user/FrontCompVids/videos for more details :-)