Fictive operator, Trans Polar Railways, with its many routes in Northern Europe, 
Russia and Scandinavia, utilises a large number of locomotive types, seen here is 
2E2-10555 coupled to a rake of new day-glow livery articulated coaches.  <br>
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Built in Sitzerland, and based on the highly successful Locomotive 2000 project, the 
2E2-10 is used on mixed traffic and light freight duties all over the electrified 
sections of the Trans Polar network.<br>
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The 2E2-10 differs from its Swiss counterpart in many ways when it comes to external 
styling, however much of the internal equipment remains the same as its LOK2000 forebare, though as per normal Trans Polar practice, only one pantograph remains.  the main drawback 
of the 2E2-10 is the relative light weight, requiring the type to double up on heavy 
trains. The short 5-car articulated coach rakes pose very little problem, and require 
only one loccomotive.<br>
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Mark Wilkes (e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com)