New electric locomotives for old Kazakhstan fleet

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Rail freight carrier Silkway Transit LLP from Kazakhstan renews its locomotive fleet with 22 new electric Russian locomotives. The first three 2ES7 ‘Black Granite’ locomotives manufactured by the Ural Locomotive plant in Russia have already been delivered to the company that expects to receive the remaining 19 in the near future.

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New electric locomotives for old Kazakhstan fleet

source: Railfreight.com

Rail freight carrier Silkway Transit LLP from Kazakhstan renews its locomotive fleet with 22 new electric Russian locomotives. The first three 2ES7 ‘Black Granite’ locomotives manufactured by the Ural Locomotive plant in Russia have already been delivered to the company that expects to receive the remaining 19 in the near future.

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