TU8 diesel locomotive
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
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Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) |
Power output | 180 hp |
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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
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:
- TU8G (ТУ8Г)
- TU8P (ТУ8П)
- TU6SPA (ТУ6СПА) mobile power station
Additional specifications
- Distance between bogies – 4,000 mm
- Base of bogies – 1,400 mm
Gallery
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- TU8-0427, Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway
- TU8-0167, Sharya Forest Museum Railway
- TU8-0541, Loyginskaya narrow gauge railway
- TU8-0541, Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway
- TU8-0542, Loyginskaya narrow-gauge railway
See also
References
- ^ Series locomotives in (Russian language)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to TU8.
- Series locomotives (Russian language)
- TU8 diesel locomotive (Russian language)
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