TU4 diesel locomotive

TU4
Type and origin
Power type Diesel
Builder Kambarka Engineering Works
Build date 1962 - 1974
Specifications
UIC class 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
Loco 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ TU4 diesel locomotives (Russian language)

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