On this day, 113 years ago, the first locomotive arrived from Bar to Virpazar.
From the first passenger transport by railway, the birthday of European railways, on 27th September 1825, when the English engineer and inventor George Stephenson tested his steam locomotive on the Stockton – Darlington line, to the arrival of the first train on the Austro-Hungarian railway in the territory of present-day Montenegro, seventy-six years have passed. Seven years later, in 1908, the first Montenegrin narrow-gauge railway Bar – Virpazar was put into operation.
On this day, 13th September 1908, the first locomotive arrived from Bar to Virpazar, and this day is celebrated as the Day of the ŽPCG and the Day of the Train Drivers of Montenegro.
Aware of the challenges faced by the railway system in its daily operations, and considering that the railway represents an ecological, sustainable, safe, and comfortable means of transport, the Ministry of Capital Investments, the Directorate for Railway Transport, and all railway companies will continue to work diligently on improving all segments of the railway system with the aim of constantly enhancing the quality of operations of railway enterprises, safety, and railway transport services.
On this occasion, we wish all dear colleagues railway workers and train drivers of Montenegro a happy day and a European Year of Railways.