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2. In fact, some of the locomotives the Class 1 were selling dated from the 1980s,
have much more modern equipment that the power inherited from RFSA.
a) The locomotives produced in the 1980s have more modern equipment as
compared to the locomotives used by RFSA.
b) RFSA were selling their locomotives because they had old equipment.
Ex. 13. Answer the following questions to the text. Do it in written form.
1.What railways does this text tell about? 2. Why did the government decide to
privatize the railway? 3. What was the first step taken by the new owner? 4. Did the
private railway begin modernization with electrification? 5. What was the solution
adopted by the railway right from the beginning? 6. What is the gauge on the Brazilian
railway? 7. Why were the railways facing heavy competition from modern highways?
8. In what way did the railway increase tractive effort? 9. Is Brazil the only country to
use boosters? 10. What are the railways mentioned in the text? 11. Why do standard-
gauge locomotives run on broad-gauge bogies without the cost of regauging? 12. Do
Brazilian railways buy only locomotives produced by General Electrics? 13. From the
text you’ve learnt that a rebuilt locomotive with obsolete technology may be good
enough. What kind of railways are meant in this case? 14. What railway is considered
to be the most modern one in Brazil?
Ex.14. Go back to the word-box and make up your own sentences. Do
not copy the sentences from the text.
LESSON TWO
Ex. 1. Practice the reading of the following words and word combinations:
refurbishment, joint-venture, Norwegian, interiors, agencies, signaling, adhere,
peripheral, although;
tilting trains, Nordic Triangle, refurbishment facilities, interior design and layout,
locomotive-hauled rolling stock, ambitious timetable, superior acceleration.
Ex. 2. These are the key words to lesson 2. You are to copy them and
memorize their meanings.
Word-box:
a tilting train – скоростной поезд;
to haul – тянуть, тащить;
locomotive-hauled rolling stock - подвижной состав на локомотивной тяге;
acceleration – ускорение;
a curve – кривая;
a tilting mechanism – противоопрокидывающий механизм;

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