TU8P
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderKambarka Engineering Works
Build date1988 - present
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • UICB'B'
Gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to
1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Wheel diameter600 mm (23.62 in)
Minimum curve40 m (131.23 ft)
Length9,730 mm (383+1⁄8 in)
Width2,300 mm (90+1⁄2 in)
Height2,290 mm (90+1⁄8 in)
Axle load4 metric tons (4.4 short tons; 3.9 long tons)
Loco weight16 metric tons (17.6 short tons; 15.7 long tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverЯМЗ-236М
Engine typeV-shaped
Transmissionmechanical
Performance figures
Maximum speed63 km/h (39 mph)
Power output180 horsepower (130 kW)
Career
Class Russia - TU8P / (ТУ8П)
 Ukraine - TU8P / (ТУ8П)
 Uzbekistan - TU8P / (ТУ8П)
 Vietnam - TU6P

TU8P (ТУ8П) is a Soviet, later Russian diesel locomotive, railcar or draisine for gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).

History

The TU8P (ТУ8П) is used for passenger transport on narrow gauge railways. The TU8P was developed in 1987 - 1988 at the Kambarka Engineering Works to replace the ageing locomotive class TU6P (ТУ6П). The TU8P was designed to be used on any gauge from 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in). The cab is equipped with a heat-system, refrigerator, radio-set and air conditioning.[1] The first diesel locomotive TU8P - № 0001 was delivered to the narrow gauge railway KSM-№2 with track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in), TU8P diesel locomotive № 0007, 0008, 0056, 0057 were built with track 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) for the Sakhalin Railway.[2] The TU8P (TY6P) motor railcar currently used on the Vietnamese railway network.[3] The diesel locomotive TU8P & series AMD-1 (АМД-1) are for railway track monitoring and inspection for the Russian railways with the track 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in).[4] The TU8P diesel locomotive № 0003 - 0004 were built for the Uzbekistan with the track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).[5]

Additional specifications

  • Number of seats in the cabin - 14
  • Distance between bogies - 4,000 mm (157.48 in)
  • Base of bogies - 1,400 mm (55.12 in)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Series locomotives locomotives" (in Russian).
  2. ↑ "TU8Р diesel locomotives in Sakhalin Railway" (in Russian).
  3. ↑ "TU8Р diesel locomotives in Vietnam".
  4. ↑ "TU8P Russian railways on the track - 1520mm" (in Russian).
  5. ↑ "TU8P diesel locomotive in Uzbekistan" (in Russian).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to TU8P.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.