Armenian Railway Replenished With Five Electric Locomotives

ARMENIAN RAILWAY REPLENISHED WITH FIVE ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES

Noyan Tapan
May 21 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian railway has been replenished
with five locomotives which have been leased from Russian Railways
company. The locomotives, whose market price is 4 million dollars
and over, will be operated by Armenian Railway company by termless
and minimal lease payments.

According to a press release of the PR Department of the RA Ministry
of Transport and Communication, they were transported via Kavkaz-Poti
ferry link, which was put into operation last week.

The electric locomotives have undegone major repairs and have a
capacity of 5,200 kilowatts, which enables to carry 1,200-1,300 tons
of cargo in a train in conditions of a complex relief.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS