From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦
Ukraine’s rail operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, has begun upgrading 40-year-old TEP70 diesel locomotives in its own facilities, according to its Jan. 4 Facebook post.
The company is forced to replace electric locomotives with dozens of diesel ones almost after every Russian attack on Ukraine’s power grid.
Since “it is currently impossible to purchase this rolling stock quickly,” Ukrzaliznytsia is gradually restoring the existing old fleet, which was produced in 1985-1989.
The first diesel locomotive was successfully overhauled at the end of 2024, with the process taking just over four months. During the repair process, the railroaders were able to master various works and manufacture spare parts that were not available on the market, including bogie and brake lever gears, compressor, traction motor, central air system, diesel silencer, brake rods, along with special wrenches for disassembling components and assemblies.
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