... last light on a beautiful day ...

We had made it back to Karaganda Oblast. As we know from crime novels, perpetrators return to the scene of the crime. So did we! There were unfinished scores to settle. We took a seat on the north side of the Central Enrichment Facilities No. 1. The road to the right of the picture leads to a settlement, maybe ten houses, but no more. Life on the coal! Further in the distance, you can see the spoil heap; every ten minutes, a large Belas dump truck comes along, stirring up coal dust on the road, and the wind carries the dust into the settlement.

 

An old woman came to us. She was wearing casual clothes, a high-visibility vest, and a helmet. She was thin, with a small belly and a gaunt face. Ochrona! Later, we talked about her, she might be an alcoholic, the vodka comforting her during the long evenings on the steppe. Coal, coal everywhere! We gave her a picture of TEM2UM-331, and she seemed happy to be there; she was delighted with the gift. This locomotive is familiar to us. But we haven't yet seen a picture of it entering the factory.

 

Казахстан

Карагандинская область

Абайский район, Новодолинский

Центральная обогатительная фабрика № 1

АО "Кармет"

ТЭМ2УМ-331

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