2E2-297 at the head of a set of articulated coaches, The bodywork of the articulated sets is slightly longer than the regular stock used by Trans Polar rail, and features articulated running gear between coach units, rather than the regular set up. Unlike the rakes of shorter coaches, the aticulated rakes run in units of 5 coaches, rather than 9. this rake is of one first class car, one restaurant car and three standard class saloon cars.
The locomotive itself is the standard 2E2-2 type used by Transpolar Railways, based on the ES64, modifications include deletion of two of the 3 pantographs, and repositioning of the spotlight cluster from below to above the screen.further modifications include the hump behind the pantograph wiring compared to the standard 2E2-2
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