Operail's Class C30-MF Certified in Finland

CZ LOKO has also established itself in Finland. It managed to penetrate the Estonian market through Operail, the Estonian state operator,with another locomotive type, when the almost year-long approval process for the Class C30-M was completed in August 2022.

For this purpose, on the locomotive 1570 was its fuel tank and radio modified and the wheelset was reprofiled for operation on 1 524 mm track gauge. The locomotive, subsequently redesignated Class C30-MF, was modified primarily for use in the port of Kotka. Here, a GE-built PowerHaul main line locomotive not very suitable for this purpose was replaced by the modernised shunter.

Each Class C30-M locomotive upgraded at Operail's Tapa depot is named after former Tapa station masters. Locomotive 1570, running in Finland, is named after Jakob Roplik, foreman in 1940 - 41.