Russian locomotive class TE3

TE3 diesel locomotive

TE3-1001 at St Petersburg railway museum in 2002
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Kolomna Locomotive Works
Luhanskteplovoz
Kharkiv Locomotive Factory
Build date 1953-1973
Specifications
UIC class Co’Co’+Co’Co’
Wheel diameter 1050 mm
Loco weight 2 x 126 tonnes
Prime mover 2 x Kharkov 2D100 opposed-piston two-stroke diesel engines
RPM range Max. 850 rpm
Transmission Diesel-electric
Performance figures
Maximum speed 100 km/h
Power output Engine: 2 x 1470 kW (2000 metric hp).
Career
Number in class 6808 pairs
13,617 units
Numbers 001—598
1001—1404
2001—7805

The ТE3 (Russian: ТЭ3) is a Soviet diesel-electric locomotive, built in Russia and Ukraine to 1520 mm gauge. It is a two-unit Co’Co’+Co’Co’ machine. Total diesel power is 2940 kW (4000 metric hp). They were built from 1953 to 1973.[1]

Powertrain

Cutaway 2D100 engine on display

The engine is a Kharkov 2D100. Power output of each engine is 1470 kW (2000 metric hp). Transmission is diesel electric.

Numbering

Each pair of locomotives was numbered: 001—598, 1001—1404, 2001—7805, making a total of 6807 pairs or 13,614 units. The information box shows 6808 pairs and 13,617 units. The reason for the discrepancy is not known. Possibly 3 spare units were built to cover for failures.

References

  1. ↑ Heywood, A.J.; Button, I.D.C. (1995). Soviet Locomotive Types. Malmo: Frank Stenvalls Forlag. p. 45.


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