Over its operational life, the KTM Class 82 has seen its life extended through numerous schemes of overhauling and refurbishment. However, due to closure of Union Carriage & Wagons's international rail business saw an end to any future replacement parts for the Class 82. Tropical weather proved more that than taxing for the Class 82 with the premature failure of many irreplaceable parts. Although, there has been attempts to substitute parts with those of a different make, the economics and technological expertise were not on the side of the Class 82, and the Class 82 soon found itself in the precarious state of having to resort to cannibalize the parts of older sets in order to keep the remaining fleet in operation.