009 - Electric Locomotive No. 9 – “Naroznikkpostaa” (National Post Office)
Built: 1972
Class/serial no.: Komiizaar/KV538196E
Length: 20m
Weight: 100 tonnes
Power: 1500kW
Max speed: 165 kph
As we have seen, it’s common practice also to name locomotives after landmarks of national significance, “Liit-Uuniivrsitat”, “Juutszamokk”, “Tuurziilt”… Nmr. 9 Lokomotiv recalls the main post office building in our capital, once central to the life of the city (the mail vans themselves are to be found toward the middle of the train, for logistical purposes). And the Naroznikkpostaa-konstrukkt was the setting for some of the key moments in Noorskii history, occupation and liberation, revolution and counter-revolution. Nmr. 9, Nmr. 9, Nmr. 9…
