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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ โญ ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I always preferred the aesthetics of locomotives where the side walls don't slope inwards at the top (common in late German designs). I suppose the vast Soviet loading gauge makes it less neccesary.

Was the '80' a reference to power output (80MW?) Fun trivia: in the US, GE's first major mainline diesel was the U25B (for its 2500hp rating) so GM-EMD's competing model got designated the GP30, despite only being rated 2250hp.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Power output is 4,880 or 6,400 kW (6,540 or 8,580 hp), depending on model. The 8 refers to the model being an eight-axle locomotive, while the 0 is there to distinguish it from later developments like the VL83 or the VL85.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It has pretty eyes and I like all the caps, they look like eye makeup.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I was just about to say yo that train got eyes

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

i think you would appreciate polish railways then:

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

cuties! only polish locomotives to be exported to morocco btw

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thanks for the correction, looks like the trade relations between the two countries were more extensive than I had realized. Is the movie any good btw?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I can recommend. I enjoyed it, nice plot twist for example.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

These are cute in a different kind of way, they're painted like they're children's toys heh