TU8 | |
Powertype: | Diesel |
Builder: | Kambarka Engineering Works |
Maxspeed: | 50km/h |
Transmission: | mechanical |
Builddate: | 1988–present |
Gauge: | to |
Fueltype: | Diesel |
Locoweight: | 16t |
Operatorclass: | Russian Federation – ТУ8 Belarus – ТУ8 – TY8 / ТУ8Э Ukraine – ТУ8 Estonia – ТУ8 Latvia – ТУ8 Lithuania – ТУ8 |
Poweroutput: | 180 hp |
Length: | 8525frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Width: | 2300frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Height: | 3495frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Wheeldiameter: | 600mm |
Minimumcurve: | 40m (130feet) |
Axleload: | 4t(?) |
Primemover: | ЯМЗ-236М |
Enginetype: | V-engine |
Uicclass: | B'B' |
TU8 (Russian: ТУ8) – Soviet, later Russian diesel locomotive for gauge .
Diesel locomotive TU8 (Russian: ТУ8) is used for transportation & shunting services on narrow-gauge railways with a track gauge ranging from to . The TU8 was developed in 1987 – 1988 at the Kambarka Engineering Works to replace the ageing locomotive classes TU6A (Russian: ТУ6А). The cab is equipped with efficient heat-system, refrigerator, radio-set and air conditioning.[1]
The diesel locomotive TU8 (ТУ8) has been used as the basis of three other locomotives: