The 17.17 Moscow Kiyevsky to Bryansk train makes ready to depart from Moscow illuminated by a hint of the early evening sun. It is being led by one of the relatively new two hundred Olympus locomotives, EP20-056. These Bo-Bo-Bo locos. are being built at the Transmashholding's Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant as a joint effort between them and Alstom who now have a 25% stake in the company. This service is composed of traditional RZD stock permitting a roomy and comfortable journey for its passengers making the 235-mile journey to Bryansk, and industrial town of some 400000 people south-west of Moscow.
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