Serbia/Bosnia-Herzegovina: A train connects former enemies | European Journal

Historically, the train link between Belgrade and Sarajevo was probably the most important one in the Balkans. Today the service lacks some of the comforts of yesteryear.The restaurant car is Serbian, but both of the other cars are Bosnian: one comes from the Serb-dominated political entity Republika Srpska while the other is from the Muslim-Croat Federation. The locomotive is changed every time the train crosses the border, slowing down the trip significantly. But the new train connection is symbolic -- showing that the former enemies are trying to improve their relationship.

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[slcdario]

@Daritto7117

The woman who was sitting next to him is appeared to be Serb too; nonetheless, she was neither drunk nor nationalist . They showed that woman opposing the drunk nationalist guy, that means DW tried to show the difference of opinion.

Nice reportage

[yugo91aesop]

za koj kurac se jugoslavija raspala

[xxwzaebd]

The train system appears to be too old. Here we buy tickets through Internet or (Internet connected) vending machines and now can choose seats that way on weekdays. Tickets are not stamped but attendance checked via PDA on train. The train windows don't open;they are sealed. I wouldn't get on such an old train.

[aviomaster]

Yugoslavia se RASPALA jer je to trebalo zapadnim silama da se na tom regionu dodju na VRH.

Tako kazu sociolozi koji su se bavili ovom temom.

Znaci napravi haos i poslije dodji da pravis mir i da se postavis na vrh u odnosu na sve ostale. STO je i dokazano poslije rata ko se pita u Sloveniji Hrvatskoj Bosni zapadne sile.

[HijenA]

@CrysLoveRomania89 that's why serbian railways did some modifications to their ASEAs in Romania. but never the less, these locomotives are almost certainly all from Koncar. the ZFBiH 441-9xx series was modernised in Koncar a couple of years ago, and all HZ locos were manufactured by Koncar according to the ASEA license. in former Yugoslavia only the 441-0xx series was made in Austria, all other series were made in Koncar.

[CrysLoveRomania89]

@HijenA yeah, possible. it looks like romanian locomotives made in romania [craiova]. we buy the license from sweden in the 70's. and majority balkans railroads companies have this kind of locomotive from romania ;)

[HijenA]

@CrysLoveRomania89 not romanian locos, but Koncar made, since Koncar zagreb had a license from ASEA to manufacture locos for the former republic.

[CrysLoveRomania89]

united countries with romanian locomotive ;) :D

[razvanlaurm]

Very good. Go to Romania by train, is very beautiful.

[4123jstein]

It is time to get along and join the 21st century! Medievil thinking is something better relegated to the trash can of history.