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Three-stage programme to update RZD’s fleet

By Boris Lukov 2009-04-03T05:00:00

In December 2008, the GT1 underwent further trials hauling a 10?000 tonne train over a 170 km route on the Moscow region railway.

RUSSIA: Plans to give Russian Railways a fleet of modern diesel and electric locomotives are being implemented as part of a two-phase network expansion strategy. Boris Lukov reports.

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