| Kosovo Train for Life | |
|---|---|
 Class 20 locomotive on arrival carrying "Kosovo Train for Life" headboard | |
| In service | 17–27 September 1999 |
| Operators | 79 Railway Squadron RLC |
| Lines served | MR, RT, CT, RFF, SNCB, DB, ČD, ŽSR, MÁV, CFR, BDŽ, MŽ, UNMIK Railways |
| Specifications | |
| Maximum speed | 50 to 100 km/h 31 to 62 mph |
| Weight | 740 tonnes |
| AAR wheel arrangement | Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+... |
| Braking system(s) | Manual railway air brake |
| Coupling system | Buffers and chain coupler |
| Multiple working | ★ Blue Star (Class 20s) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Kosovo Train for Life carried aid from the United Kingdom to Pristina, Kosovo, in September 1999 in connection with the United Nations Kosovo Force (KFOR) peacekeeping efforts after the Kosovo War.[1]
- ^ Flowers, Andy (4 January 2001). "Class 20s to Kosovo!". Archived from the original on 19 February 2001.