TU8 diesel locomotive

TU8

TU8-0427, Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway

Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Kambarka Engineering Works Build date 1988 - today

Specifications UIC class 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 Loco 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:

• TU8G (ТУ8Г)
• TU8P (ТУ8П)
• TU6SPA (ТУ6СПА) mobile power station

Additional specifications

• Distance between bogies - 4,000 mm
• Base of bogies - 1,400 mm

See also

• Kambarka Engineering Works
• Narrow gauge railways

References

1. Series locomotives in (Russian language)

External links

• Series locomotives (Russian language)
• TU8 diesel locomotive (Russian language)