No Saving on Diesel

No Saving on Diesel -- When new, D1 trainsets consisted of two motor cars and two trailers. At first glance, two powered units might seem excessive, but one must remember that they were built to operate under the extreme conditions of the vast Soviet Union. It’s not uncommon to see only one engine running to save fuel, but as the smoke shows, when climbing these local gradients, there’s no saving on diesel. -- Maidan, 8 May 2010, 10:00