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Why do we have that condition - why do we want the engines destroyed? What is the benefit here? What bad thing would happen if the locomotives were sold with wo
by tsukikage 2y ago
Why do we have that condition - why do we want the engines destroyed? What is the benefit here? What bad thing would happen if the locomotives were sold with working engines?
- ggm 2y agoIt's not entirely analogous but tanks can't be sold to the public with the gun in fully working order, in most economies. It has to be functionally incapable of being fired. I think at a minimum they cut off the breech. Older diesel locos are probably a toxic hazard at best remediated but not entirely safe. Old cars dumped in the bush cause ecological hazard leaking oil, spreading asbestos and other things. But to your point: I think it may be a valuation thing. If the engine works it has appreciable value, and if it was a rental from GE they may actually demand it be disabled because their model of RPM == revenue would be destroyed if the old engines simply entered service as 2nd hand goods. If its off-book, the best way to confirm a write-off is to demand it's non functional. I don't think they do this with steam engines mind you.