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Read the text and translate it using a dictionary if necessary.
L
OCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR BREL
BREL (British Rail Electric Locomotives) has won contract to overhaul over
100 locomotives at its Crew works. Under a 6 million pounds contract, 90 British Rail
Class 08 shunting locomotives will receive overhauls during the next three years. The
Class 08 is a British Rail’s standard shunting locomotive and over 70 of these locs are
in service nowadays.
London Underground has signed a 300,000 pounds contract with BREL covering
the maintenance of a fleet of 27 battery electric locomotives. These units are used to
haul works trains in the Underground when the traction current supply is switched off
during track maintenance work..
Ex. 4. Read the statements below and translate them into Russian. Go
back to the text (if necessary) and say which statements are wrong/right and
which statements have nothing to do with the content of the text. Use the
introductory phrases (see Lesson 3, p.19).
1. BREL is a British locomotive manufacturer. 2. BREL has signed a contract to
overhaul about 150 locs at its repair facilities. 3. 90 British shunters will be repaired at
BREL during the next three years. 4. In future the company plans to overhaul
Underground coaches. 5. Battery electric locs are operated in London Metro. 6. Battery
electric locs don’t haul passenger trains. 7. When traction current supply is switched off
in London Underground passengers are evacuated into the safety of underground
platforms. 8. In London Underground there are special works trains hauled by battery
electric locomotives. 9. It will cost London Underground 300,000 pounds to get its locs
repaired by the BREL. 10. To pay for repair works London Underground has to take
bank credits.
Ex. 5. Read the following text and translate it with a dictionary if
necessary.
DB
RATIONALIZES WORKSHOPS
German Rail (DB) has decided to rationalize its overhaul workshops by the end
of 2005. DB will sell or close down eight workshops and concentrate overhauls on the
remaining ten. The objective is to improve the train maintenance productivity by at
least 25 per cent. The eight workshops under threat employ 5000 people.
DB says its overhaul workshops are under-utilized with only 57 percent of the
capacity being used. DB’s investment of 3.75 million dollars in new trains up to 2007
will have a consequence: the maintenance concept will be radically different as the
trains will have maintenance-friendly technology. DB will also end up with a smaller
train fleet. DB says that if it does not rationalize its workshops, the utilization will fall
to 30 per cent by 2007 and just 20 per cent in some cases.

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