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TU4 diesel locomotive

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TU4
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderKambarka Engineering Works
Build date1962 - 1974
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICB'B'
Gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in)
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter600 mm (23.62 in)
Minimum curve40 m (131.23 ft)
Length8,400 mm (27 ft 6+34 in)
Width2,650 mm (8 ft 8+38 in)
Height3,295 mm (10 ft 9+34 in)
Axle load4 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons)
Loco weight17.1 t (16.8 long tons; 18.8 short tons)(?)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverУ1Д6-250ТК
Transmissionhydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Power output250 hp (190 kW)
Career
Class Belarus - ТУ4
 Estonia - ТУ4
 Finland - TU4
 Latvia - ТУ4
 Lithuania - ТУ4
 Norway - ТU4
 Russia - ТУ4
 Sweden - TU4
 Ukraine - ТУ4

TU4 (ТУ4) is a Soviet narrow-gauge diesel locomotive for the track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in).

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "TU4 diesel locomotives (Russian language)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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