TU8 diesel locomotive
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TU8-0427, Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel |
| Builder | Kambarka Engineering Works |
| Build date | 1988 - today |
| Specifications | |
| UIC classification | B'B' |
| Gauge |
750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Wheel diameter | 600 mm |
| Minimum curve | 40 m |
| Length | 8,525 mm |
| Width | 2,300 mm |
| Height | 3,495 mm |
| Axle load | 4 tons |
| Locomotive weight | 16 tons |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover | ЯМЗ-236М, V-shaped |
| Transmission | mechanical |
| Performance figures | |
| Maximum speed | 50 km/h |
| Power output | 180 hp |
| Career | |
| Class |
 RUS - ТУ8 Belarus - ТУ8 Vietnam - TY8 / ТУ8Э Ukraine - ТУ8 Estonia - ТУ8 Latvia - ТУ8 Lithuania - ТУ8 |
TU8 (ТУ8) - Soviet, later Russian diesel locomotive for gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in).
History
TU8, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
TU8, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
Diesel locomotive TU8 (ТУ8) is used for transportation & shunting services on narrow gauge railways with a track gauge ranging from 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). The TU8 was developed in 1987 - 1988 at the Kambarka Engineering Works to replace the ageing locomotive classes TU6A (ТУ6А). The cab is equipped with efficient heat-system, refrigerator, radio-set and air conditioning.[1]
Series locomotives
The diesel locomotive TU8 (ТУ8) has been used as the basis of three other locomotives:
Additional specifications
- Distance between bogies - 4,000 mm
- Base of bogies - 1,400 mm
See also
- Kambarka Engineering Works
- Narrow gauge railways
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Type Tu8 diesel locomotives. |
- Series locomotives (Russian language)
- TU8 diesel locomotive (Russian language)
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