TU4 diesel locomotive

TU4 (ТУ4) is a Soviet narrow-gauge diesel locomotive for the track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).

TU4
Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Kambarka Engineering Works Build date 1962 - 1974
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC B'B' Gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Wheel diameter 600 mm (23.62 in) Minimum curve 40 m (131.23 ft) Length 8,400 mm (27 ft 6+3⁄4 in) Width 2,650 mm (8 ft 8+3⁄8 in) Height 3,295 mm (10 ft 9+3⁄4 in) Axle load 4 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons) Loco weight 17.1 t (16.8 long tons; 18.8 short tons)(?) Fuel type Diesel Prime mover У1Д6-250ТК Transmission hydraulic
Performance figures Maximum speed 50 km/h (31 mph) Power output 250 hp (190 kW)
Career Class Belarus - ТУ4 Estonia - ТУ4 Finland - TU4 Latvia - ТУ4 Lithuania - ТУ4 Norway - ТU4 Russia - ТУ4 Sweden - TU4 Ukraine - ТУ4

History

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]

• 
  ТУ4-2091, Jokioinen Museum Railway
• 
  ТУ4-2129, Pishchalskoye railway
• 
  ТУ4-2790, Dymnoye railway

See also

• Kambarka Engineering Works