Portrait of the Czech 4-8-2 "Albatros" 498 022 at the Brno shed.

The blue 4-8-2 steam locomotive 498 022 is being turned on the Breclav shed turntable. The three cylinder locomotive named "Albatros" of the former Czechoslovak State Railways (CSD) has been built... (more)

In 2007, 125 years of the famous Gotthard line was celebrated. The big festival in Erstfeld and Biasca at the beginning of September 2007 was attended by 50000 people. The organizer of the numerou... (more)

For the celebration of 125 years Gotthard line, a steam train came from Czech Republic: the blue "Albatros" 498 022 and the black "Gräfin" 475 179.

I would say, the man is not so great like the wheels with a diameter of 1830 millimeter or 72.05 inch.

Waiting for departure. 498 022 (The Albatros) and 486 007 (also an 4-8-2 engine, named The Green Anton) together in Usti nad Labem main station. It's really rare to have these machines together on... (more)

A steam locomotive 498 022 "Albatros" on a special train during celebration of "A Day of T. G. Masaryk". (The first Czechoslovak President)