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TP1-1, the second prototype (illustrated right), under the name of Сталинец (''Stalinets''), was a [[cab-forward]] [[Condensing steam locomotive|condensing]] 2-10-2 from the [[Kolomna Locomotive Works|Kolomna works]], used gas produced from an [[Producer gas|anthracite plant]] in the [[Tender (rail)|tender]] to fuel its [[spark-ignition]] internal combustion cylinders and pulverised anthracite to heat the boiler. It was reported to have only functioned properly at speeds of 25–30 km/h and below as travelling faster for about 10–15 minutes would cause the gas mixture to combust prematurely when entering the combustion chamber. Issues were reportedly sorted out by 1941 but the project was abandoned during [[Operation Barbarossa]] and the outbreak of [[World War II|WW2]] on [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] territory.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=jnw/>
Number 8001, The third experiment, also named Сталинец, was a unit developed from the previous Voroshilovgrad design in 1946. It was
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