REMANUFACTURE EXTENDS LOCO LIFE BY 20 YEARS

When maintenance of a locomotive requires renewal of major components that may no longer be available the operator has two options: buy a new locomotive or remanufacture. In favorable conditions remanufacture may require only a quarter of the replacement cost, while giving the loco an additional working life of up to 20 years. Factors influencing the decision to remanufacturing include availability of labor and workshop capacity as well as fleet standardization.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • Crowe, I B
  • Dathan, C M
• Publication Date: 1981-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 475-478
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 137
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Diesel locomotives; Economic analysis; Life cycle costing; Locomotives; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Operating costs; Planning; Service life; Standardization; Trend (Statistics); Vehicle maintenance
• Identifier Terms: Bangladesh Railway
• Uncontrolled Terms: Obsolescence
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive maintenance
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341569
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM