Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine
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Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine (ŽFBH) is the railway company of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
. It is one of the two rail companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(the other is the ŽSR
, operating in the Republika Srpska
). The company operates 608 km of railroad.
, was founded in 2001 by the fusion of some public enterprises with the company ŽHB (Željeznice Herceg-Bosne). Network's gauge is narrow per 540 km. The other 68 km use a dual gauge
: the narrow and the standard
one (1,435 mm).
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
. It is one of the two rail companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
(the other is the ŽSR
Republike Srpske Railways
Željeznice Republike Srpske - ŽRS is the railway company of the Republika Srpska. It is one of the two rail companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, operating in the Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
). The company operates 608 km of railroad.
Overview
The company, public and owned by the government of the FederationFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
, was founded in 2001 by the fusion of some public enterprises with the company ŽHB (Željeznice Herceg-Bosne). Network's gauge is narrow per 540 km. The other 68 km use a dual gauge
Dual gauge
A dual-gauge or mixed-gauge railway has railway track that allows trains of different gauges to use the same track. Generally, a dual-gauge railway consists of three rails, rather than the standard two rails. The two outer rails give the wider gauge, while one of the outer rails and the inner rail...
: the narrow and the standard
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
one (1,435 mm).
Organizational chart
- Nedžad Osmanagić (Chairman)
- Šemsudin Zahirović (Executive Director for Economy Affairs)
- Refija Musa (Exec. Dir. for Legal Affairs and Human Resources)
- Nijaz Puzić (Exec. Dir. for Railway Operations)
- Vlado Budimir (Exec. Dir. for Infrastructure)
Rolling stock
| Model | Type | Picture |
|---|---|---|
| JŽ class 441 | Electric locomotive Electric locomotive An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device... |
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| HŽ series 6111 HŽ series 6111 6111 series is an electric multiple unit on Hrvatske Željeznice, built by Ganz from Hungary.There were a few subseries of this class. A first class only series existed also at the time of the Sarajevo Winter Olympics.... |
Electric multiple unit Electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages... (EMU) |
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| EMD G16 EMD G16 The EMD G16 is a diesel locomotive built by General Motors in the USA and under licence by Clyde Engineering in Australia and MACOSA in Spain. It has been used in Australia, Brazil, Egyptian Railways, Hong Kong, Israel Railways, Spain, Yugoslav Railways and on the successor Croatian Railways,... |
Diesel Locomotive Diesel locomotive A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel... |
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See also
- Željeznice Republike SrpskeRepublike Srpske RailwaysŽeljeznice Republike Srpske - ŽRS is the railway company of the Republika Srpska. It is one of the two rail companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
- Rail transport in Bosnia and HerzegovinaRail transport in Bosnia and HerzegovinaRailway operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina are successors of the Yugoslav Railways within the country boundaries following independence from the Former Yugoslavia in 1992.-Overview:...
- Railway stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
External links
- ŽFBH official website (in BosnianBosnian languageBosnian is a South Slavic language, spoken by Bosniaks. As a standardized form of the Shtokavian dialect, it is one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
) - Rail map of Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
