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1896
A Joint Stock Company was set up with the task of planning the construction of the Arad – Podgoria local line of interest.
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1905
The society ”Local Arad – Podgoria Motor Train Corporation” was established.
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1906
In November, the metric gauge Arad – Podgoria railway was opened.
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1907
For freight transport two steam locomotives are introduced into the line.
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1910
The society”Local Arad – Podgoria Motor Train Corporation” decides the electrification of the rail.
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1911
The electrification works begin. To help with that, another two steam engines are bought.
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1913
The Arad – Podgoria railway becomes the eight electrified rail in the world and first from the Eastern Europe.
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1918
During the last year of the First World War the trains are painted in green.
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1919
The Arad – Podgoria railway becomes a subordinate of the “Anonymous Company of the Arad – Podgoria Railway” .
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1920
The last two steam engines owned by the railway were sold.
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1948
The Arad – Podgoria railway is taken over by the CFR (Romanian state owned Railroad Company).
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1961
The train maneuvering system via telegraph is changed to one via telephone.
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1964
The Green Arrow’s end station in Arad is moved from the Podgoria Square to the Micălaca Customs.
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1978
“The Green Arrow” is permanently removed from the Arad city and circulates only till the Chemical Plant in Vladimirescu .
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1983
In January IJTL (The Local County Transport Enterprise) takes over the railway from CFR.
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1984
The Arad Podgoria railway is transformed for the trams till Ghioroc commune. The Green Arrows were used only between Radna and Pancota villages.
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1985
The freight was restored on the Arad – Podgoria railway between the Astra carriage factory in the Arad and Radna cities.
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1991
On the first of October the passenger transport on the route from Radna to Pâncota is ceased.
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1995
The Ganz railcar no. 2 as well as a carriage is being rebuilt by the Astra Carriage Factory in Arad.
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1996
The Arad – Ghioroc line is operated with the trams from Timis County. During rush hours/peak hours Gotha trams are also being transported (till 1998).
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2006
The Arad – Podgoria Railroad is 100 years old. The Ghioroc Tram Museum is inaugurated.
Green Arrow History
The construction of the metric gauge Arad – Podgoria rail began on November 11, 1905. The works were financed both from public and private funds. The rail was first tested a year later on November 18. After another round of trials that took place on November 30, the inspectors from Budapest agreed to be open to the public, which happened a day later.
By the time it was opened to circulation, the Arad – Podgoria railroad had a total length of 58,3 kilometers. The route was split in three sectors: Arad – Ghioroc, 22,3 kilometers long, Ghioroc – Pancota, 22,2 kilometers long and Ghioroc – Radna, 13,9 kilometers long.
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