Sakhalin diesel locomotive on test

Sinara TG16M locomotive for Russian Railways' 1 067 mm gauge Sakhalin network

RUSSIA: The first of 32 TG16M locomotives for Russian Railways’ 1 067 mm gauge network on the Pacific island of Sakhalin has begun six months of trial operation. The locomotive was inaugurated with a ceremony at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk which included a blessing by the Archbishop of South Sakhalin.

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