COMECON Comrades

A Romanian built Uboot and a Soviet built Ludmilla share space in the Arnstadt roundhouse. Due to COMECON (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance) restrictions the DDR was not allowed to manufacture large diesel locomotives and had to turn elsewhere in the Eastern Block. While the Ludmillas turned out to be rugged, dependable locomotives, the same can not be said about the Romania diesels which spent much of their time in the roundhouse.

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