TU4 diesel locomotive

TU4
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Kambarka Engineering Works
Build date	1962 - 1974
Specifications
UIC classification	B'B'
Gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	600 mm
Minimum curve	40 m
Length	8,400 mm
Width	2,650 mm
Height	3,295 mm
Axle load	4 tons
Locomotive weight	17.1 tons
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	У1Д6-250ТК
Transmission	hydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speed	50 km/h
Power output	250 hp
Career
Class	RUS - ТУ4  Belarus - ТУ4  Ukraine - ТУ4  Estonia - ТУ4  Lithuania - ТУ4  Sweden - TU4  Finland - ТУ4  Latvia - ТУ4

TU4 (ТУ4) is a Soviet narrow gauge diesel locomotive for the track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in).

History

The first TU4 was built in 1962 at the Kambarka Engineering Works. 3210 TU4 locomotives were produced until 1974. The locomotives were used on many narrow gauge railways to move cargo as well as passenger trains.^[1]

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  ТУ4-2091, Jokioinen Museum Railway
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  ТУ4-2129, Pishchalskoye railway
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  ТУ4-2790, Dymnoye railway

See also

• Kambarka Engineering Works
• Narrow gauge railways

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to TU4 diesel locomotive.

• Official website Kambarka Engineering Works (Russian language)
• TU4 diesel locomotive (Russian language)
• TU4 diesel locomotive (Russian language)