‘65% to 70% of Sverdlovsk Region Railways’ rolling equipment is depreciated right now. We use some electric trains that are forty years old, even though their lifetime normally comes to no more than twenty-eight years,’ head of Sverdlovsk Region Railways Vladimir Suprun said in the course of a press conference in Yekaterinburg.


‘The fact that the equipment is worn out does not mean it’s not safe. We give all the cars and railway engines regular overhauls and carry our repairs. All this helps to use them longer. Some of our railway engines are worn out by 100%, but they can still work,’ Vladimir Suprun added.