ChME3 explained

ČME3
ЧМЭ3
and others
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Builder:ČKD
Builddate:1963–1994
Totalproduction:8,200
Gauge:

Wheeldiameter:10502NaN2
Minimumcurve:800NaN0
Wheelbase:8660frac=8NaNfrac=8
Length:17220frac=8NaNfrac=8
Axleload:21t
Locoweight:126t
Fueltype:Diesel
Consumption:220lk=onNaNlk=on
Rpmrange:750
Primemover:ČKD K 6 S 310 DR
Enginetype:Straight-six Diesel engine
Generator:ČKD TD 802 B
Tractionmotors:ČKD TE 006 6x
Cylindercount:6
Cylindersize:310x
Multipleworking:yes
Maxspeed:95km/h
Poweroutput:1000kW
Tractiveeffort:265kN
Max 362kN
Transmission:Electric

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).

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.

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