ChME3

The ČKD ČME3 is a six-axle diesel–electric locomotive built by ČKD. The class was used primarily for shunting and mainline duties. With over 8,000 produced during a production run of 31 years, it is one of the most produced locomotives in the world. Units have been operated by Russia, Belarus, Ukraine (as class ЧМЭ3, transliteration ChME3) and other ex-Soviet bloc countries, in Czechoslovakia (as class T669.0, T669.1 and T669.5, later as ŽSR 770 and ČD 770 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic), on industrial railways in Poland (S200), in Albania (HSH T669.1), Iraq (DES 3101), Syria (LDE 1500) and in India (DEC 120).

ČME3 ЧМЭ3 and others
ЧМЭ3-912 at Dnipro railway station
Type and origin Power type Diesel–electric Builder ČKD Build date 1963–1994 Total produced 8,200
Specifications Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Wheel diameter 1,050 mm (41.34 in) Minimum curve 80 m (262 ft) Wheelbase 8,660 mm (28 ft 5 in) Length 17,220 mm (56 ft 6 in) Axle load 21 t (21 long tons; 23 short tons) Loco weight 126 t (124 long tons; 139 short tons) Fuel type Diesel Fuel consumption 220 g/(kW⋅h) (2.2 oz/MJ; 5.8 oz/(hp⋅h)) Prime mover ČKD K 6 S 310 DR RPM range 750 Engine type Straight-six Diesel engine Generator ČKD TD 802 B Traction motors ČKD TE 006 6x Cylinders 6 Cylinder size 310 mm × 360 mm (12.20 in × 14.17 in) Transmission Electric MU working yes
Performance figures Maximum speed 95 km/h (59 mph) Power output 1,000 kW (1,300 hp) Tractive effort 265 kN (60,000 lbf) Max 362 kN (81,000 lbf)

The ČKD ČME3 is classified as a Co-Co or C-C diesel–electric locomotive, with all six axles powered. As such, it is particularly suited for pulling heavy, slow freight and cargo trains.

Gallery

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  ČME3 in depot Sloviansk, Ukrainian Railways
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  ČME3-2454, Transnistrian Railway
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  ČME3-2567, Dnipro railway station, Ukrainian Railways
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  ČME3-2794, Ukrainian Railways
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  ČME3-3222, Calea Ferată din Moldova
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  ČME3-3225, Calea Ferată din Moldova
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  ČME3-3486, Edelaraudtee
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  ČME3-3857, Belarusian Railway
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  ČME3-4115, Tashkent Museum of Railway Techniques
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  D1 multiple unit-708 and ČME3-4173, Calea Ferată din Moldova
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  ČME3-4709, Dnipro railway station, Ukrainian Railways
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  ČME3-5206, Latvian Railways
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  ČME3-5263, Georgian Railway
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  ČME3-5371, GoRail
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  ČME3^Т-5834, Russian Railways
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  ČME3^Т-5871, Georgian Railway
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  TEM2-5894 and ČME3^Т-5790, Kazakhstan Temir Joly
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  ČME3-6273, Kazakhstan Temir Joly
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  ČME3^Т-6406, Ukrainian Railways
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  ČME3-6729, Russian Railways
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  ČME3^E-6745, Lithuanian Railways
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  ČME3^E-6749, Russian Railways
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  ČME3^E-6749 and ČME3^Т-6909, Russian Railways
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  ČME3/T669, Hekurudha Shqiptare
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  DES 3100, Iraqi Republic Railways