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In 1959, the IMS-57 was replaced by M59, which was a substantial improvement over its predecessor.Launched two years later, the new type M59 signified a step forward compared to IMS-57: its engine had 56 hp (42 kW), a maximum speed enhanced to 90 km/h (56 mph), the manual windscreen wiper replaced with an electric one.
Timișoara has the oldest and the densest railway network in Romania, with over 91.9 km (57.1 mi) of lines for 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi) of territory, although some of the components are no longer operational due to low demand and lack of maintenance. [127] Therefore, Timișoara is the most important rail hub in Timiș County and in western Romania.
Timisoara is the seat of the Archbishopric of Timișoara, the see of the Metropolis of Banat. The archbishopric has jurisdiction over the territory of Timiș County, which is divided into 273 parishes organized in six deaneries (Timișoara I, Timișoara II, Lugoj , Făget , Deta and Sânnicolau Mare ). [ 30 ]
Phoenix was launched in the cosmopolitan city of Timișoara in 1962 by a pair of schoolboys: Nicu Covaci and Béla Kamocsa, under the name of Sfinții (The Saints).In their first years, together with Florin "Moni" Bordeianu (born 1948), they performed in school contests and at local clubs, covering Western music hits from The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who, etc., and they quickly became ...