Russian Railways puts 9.3 MW diesel locomotives into service

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Russian Railways puts 9.3 MW diesel locomotives into service

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Russian Railways puts 9·3 MW diesel locomotives into service
Transmashholding’s Bryansk works has delivered 12 three-section 9·3 MW locomotives, which the manufacturer says are the most powerful diesels in the 1 520 mm gauge region...

They have AC-DC transmission and are designed for the harsh weather conditions experienced in the far east of Russia. Two, three and four-section variants are offered.

Following a formal handover ceremony in Komsomolsk-na-Amur on January 20, Russian Railways has deployed the locomotives to haul 7 100 tonne freight trains on the non-electrified section of the Baikal – Amur route between Taksimo and the port of Sovetskaya Gavan-Sortirovochnaya...
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