The economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States has a negative impact on the proper operation of railroad transportation in Holguín, so alternatives are being sought through the use of science and alternatives of science and technological innovation.
Lázaro Llanes Lemes, deputy director of the Union of Cuban Railroads (UFC) in the province (UFC) in the province, commented to ACN that one of the main effects of this genocidal the main effects of this genocidal policy is the limitation of access to credits aimed at the purchase of access to credits aimed at the purchase of spare parts and resources used in the resources used in the repair of means and tracks, such as lubricants and sleepers. sleepers.
The difficulty in acquiring fuels and the impossibility of equipping with new technologies with North American components, as well as the higher prices of obtaining them through third countries, hinder the modernization of locomotive repair shops, he pointed out.
At present, he explained, two of the biggest problems that prevent providing the services needed by the population are the poor technical condition of the trains and carriages, mainly the large ones, which are more than 20 years old, and the deterioration of the road infrastructure, which requires expensive steels that are difficult to buy.
However, the will and innovation capacity of the sector’s workers has made it possible to offer an itinerary to four destinations with a motor car rescued through the replacement of parts and equipment that were inaccessible to the country, he pointed out.
Among them are an air intake that was placed in the front area of the locomotive, in addition to a cooling system, built from the assembly of a new radiator, one for brakes and another one for damping, he exemplified.
Llanes Lemes pointed out that since this is a long-term project, consolidated with the recovery of a second locomotive and its trailer, they continue to devise ways to improve performance and reduce costs by adapting the lower part of the structures used to transport luggage and animals.
Imposed more than 60 years ago, on February 7, 1962, the U.S. blockade against Cuba has caused damage to all economic and social sectors of the island, especially to monetary growth, with a figure of more than five billion dollars a year.
With information from ACN / Translated by Radio Angulo
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