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Class 232 Diesel Locomotive
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232 379-8 with D247 passing Erkner

2950 HP/ 2200 kW built between 1973 & 1982 in the Soviet Union for the DDR as class 132. C-C trucks. Top Speed 120 km/ph, 75 mph. Nicknamed "Ludmillas". 
This locomotive was built by Lugansk (builders number 0614) in August 1976 as 132 379-9 and became 232 379-8 under the 1992 renumbering scheme.

232 379-8 passing Erkner with train D247 (15:16 Berlin Zoo to Moscow Belorusskaja) on Sunday April 22nd, 2007.

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