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In December, nine railway vehicles were destroyed on Russian territory due to fires. These vehicles were used by Russia for transporting weapons and ammunition. (imgur.com)
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‼️ "RZD" to Rust: In December, 9 Units of Rolling Stock Destroyed in Russia

πŸ”₯ In December 2024, on the territory of the aggressor state Russia, 9 units of railway rolling stock were destroyed by fire. These were used by the enemy for transporting weapons and ammunition.

In the Moscow region: 1 TE116 diesel locomotive and 2 EP2D electric trains.

In the Ryazan region: 2 VL-80 electric locomotives.

In the Tyumen region: 1 SM-2 locomotive and 1 AGS-1Sh railcar.

In the Rostov region: 1 VL-80 electric locomotive.

In the Sverdlovsk region: 1 UTM-2M diesel locomotive.

βš”οΈ The fight against the logistics of the Russian occupying army continues!

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Glory to Ukraine!

https://t.me/DIUkraine/5132

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I didn't know trains could fall out of windows

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Lack of maintenance dramatically increase the chances of bad luck.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 points 3 days ago

Also being a dick will increase the odds I am told.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

That's what happens when you smoke in your locomotives.

[–] nesc@lemmy.cafe 3 points 4 days ago

Lens effect strikes again.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How many of them cam they produce? My impression is not many and so they will run out if this keeps up but I don't know.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Russia Railways took delivery of 557 locomotives in 2023. Sounds like a lot, but they have something like 20,000 locomotives total and a lot of them are rather old. Also the manufacturers have a lot of workers with skills easily used for weapons production. So I doubt it will be as many this year.

[–] bluGill@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Still that means 10 locomotives destroyed isn't a usefully large number. They need to destroy a hundreds before Russia has to make hard choices and several thousand before it will significantly affect the war. Thanks for finding that. (will I should ask for a source)

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

For the 557 locomotives: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/98514/

For 20,000 total: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/27740

And it actually does matter, as Russia has already problems to service the locomotives they already have: https://www.railfreight.com/specials/2024/11/04/locomotive-shortage-causes-at-least-93-of-russian-loading-decline/