325 railway locomotives in operational condition.

ISLAMABAD -- As many as 325 diesel electric locomotives of Pakistan Railways are operational out of total 460 locomotives while the remaining 135 are nonAfunctional.

According to an official of Pakistan Railways, out of 135 non-functional locomotives 69 Chinese locomotives require heavy repairs due to various design defects and the department has planned to undertake rehabilitation and modernization of these locomotives.

He said that four locomotives are under condemnation process in light of condemnation plan and these engines are over aged as they have rendered their services for about 32 to 50 years against the economical life of 20 years.

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