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Alexander Kamyshin

Nov 6 • 6 tweets • 2 min read

When #russians shell our energy infrastructure, we switch to diesel locos and #KeepRunning. We always have “plan b”. Was checking today “plan b” for diesel locos - steam locos.🧵

Steam loco sounds like a music, isn’t it?

And steam loco starts slowly. No hurry.

You also have to fix something on the go. Not an easy ride.

And you always have to top up some coal.

But then it runs on.

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Today I failed. I've done everything possible and slightly more, but failed. My plan was to get to recently retaken Town B. by train. But no success. It was a long long day. So listen to the story.