The Daily Star
Aug 25, 2021 (Bangladesh)
175 out of 263 locomotives overaged; 78 of them more than 50 years old
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is trudging along because of its excessive reliance on outdated locomotives caused by the failure to add new engines to its fleet in time.
Poor planning, lengthy procurement process, contractors' failure to deliver shipments as promised, and lately the Covid-19 pandemic have left the BR with 67 percent of its locomotives overaged, experts and engineers pointed out.
As a result, the state-run transport agency is failing to live up to the expectations in terms of services and run trains on schedule. At the same time, its operational costs are going up, they said.
Currently, the BR has 263 locomotives in its fleet. Of them, 175 -- 67 percent of all the locomotives -- are overaged, according to the latest data.
Among the overaged locomotives, 78 locomotives are over 50 years old. Nine locomotives procured in 1953 are still in service.
Source
https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/transport/news/railway-runs-rundown-engines-2160041
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