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In the old days electric was very much the thing - huge coal reserves and cheap electricity.
Today the infrastructure is falling apart, catenaries get stolen along with railway lines, and electricity is incredibly expensive and in very short supply - regular power outages.
So there is a trend towards towards more diesels, especially away from major centres.
Steam is gone except for one private industrial site - this will cease this year. Probably a thousand steam locos have been cut in the last few years - short sited as many were unique and irreplaceable, or could have provided spares for the few preservation units remaining.
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The SD40 is 55 now!
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