The train was hauled by
British Rail Class 20 diesel locomotives 20903, 20901 and 20902 belonging to
Direct Rail Services. The route covered and the train arrived at
Fushë Kosovë railway station in
Kosovo Polje, near Pristina, on 27 September 1999 following delays —it had originally been intended to arrive on 25 September. The trip had been organised by "Train of Events", a team of UK ex-
British Rail personnel, including Neil Howard and John Morris. Drivers were provided by
79 Railway Squadron. From Děčín the locomotives pulled the train under their own power. The locomotives were subsequently deployed for
rail transportation in Kosovo moving trains within Kosovo and to and from
Skopje in Macedonia. The German
couchette car 51 80 59-40 046-6 that had joined the train in Aachen also stayed in Kosovo. The three Class 20 locomotives were scheduled to stay for three months. After six months in Kosovo the three locomotives left Kosovo and returned to the United Kingdom by sea. The German couchette remains, without bogies, in Miradi yard. In May 2000, model train manufacturer
Lima released a limited run of 750 model
OO gauge locomotives of 20901 in DRS livery with
Kosovo Train for Life etched headboard plates. ==References==