The Speno track grinding train has 2 class 715 diesels with 8 grinding cars between them. The locomotives were re-gauged from narrow gauge CFD built diesel hydraulics rated at 620 kW, 830 hp with a top speed of 80 km/h, 50 mph although grinding is done between 5 & 7 km/h, 3 to 4 ½ mph. The train was photographed in the yard at Ruhland on Friday May 9th, 2003.
Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (michael@einbahn.org)
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