New locomotives to increase capacity by 20%
Transmashholding (TMH) has launched its new Class 3TE25K2M 3-section mainline freight diesel locomotives with the delivering of the first batch of twelve new locomotives to the Russian locomotive depot in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
The Class 3TE25K2M mainline freight diesel locomotive is a new product developed by TMH. It was designed for heavyweight freight operations in harsh conditions of East-Siberian and Far East Railroads. The locomotive can haul freight trains weighing up to 7100 t.
the new locomotives, East-Siberian Railway and Far-East Railway (both are part of Russian Railways) are expected to increase their train-handling capacity by 20% on the stretch between the Taksimo traction coupling point and the Sovetskaya Gavan Sortirovochnaya port terminals. (ben)