| TE10 (ТЭ10) | |
|---|---|
| TE10 | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | Luhanskteplovoz Malyshev Factory |
| Build date | 2ТЭ10 (ТЭ12) 1960—1963
2ТЭ10Л 1961—1977 |
| Total produced | 2ТЭ10 (ТЭ12) 19
2ТЭ10Л 3192 |
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| UIC classification | Co-Co |
| Gauge | 1520 mm |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Fuel capacity | TE10-001 -> 5500 kg |
| Top speed | 2ТЭ10Л, 2ТЭ10М 100km/h
2ТЭ10У 120 km/h |
| Power output | 1830 kW - 2040kW based on modifications |
| Nicknames | Chervontsi, Nautilus, Tens |
| Locale | USSR Russia Ukraine Belarus Latvia |
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TE10 (Russian: ТЭ10) is a Russian diesel-electric locomotive. The name of this locomotive (ТЭ10) is from тепловоз с электрической передачей, тип 10, which translate to "diesel-electric locomotive type 10."
In 1957–1961, the Kharkov plant "Electrotyazhmash" and Malyshev Factory designed a new single-section locomotive with 50% more power than sections of the TE3, and only a slightly greater mass. The result was the TEP10 and TEP10L designs. After 1961 work on the freight version of the design was assigned to the Luganski works. These designs receiver the suffix "L" to the name to signify the transfer.
The first locomotive of the new design, designated TE10-001 (Kharkov), was released in November 1958.
Only small numbers of the TEP variant of the design were produced afterwards the design became a dedicated freight locomotive with no more work occurring on passenger designs.
Initial prototypes used the 12 Cylinder 9D100 opposed piston 2 stroke diesel engine to achieve the required power levels. This was based on the Kharkov 10 Cylinder 2D100 2 stroke diesel unit. However problems were encountered and another variant of the 2D100 was used, the 10D100, another 10 Cylinder 2 stroke diesel design. All derivatives of the TE10 locomotive built as new used this engine. [1]
One of the innovations in the Soviet locomotive factories became the principle of whole body supporting structure which was used until this point only Czechoslovak CHS1 electric locomotives and electric trains Riga ER1. The body of the locomotive was based on two three-axle trucks, aligned with the cart locomotives TE3.
With much less weight than the two-section locomotive TE3, TE10 diesel locomotive could successfully replace the locomotives that worked a single thrust.
This single unit design formed the basis for a family of locomotives that was built for over 30 years and ranged from single unit passenger locomotives TEP10 through 2 and 3 unit Freight Locomotives 2TE10 3TE10 to 4 unit very heavy freight 4TE10U engines.[2]
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