TU8 diesel locomotive

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B'B'
Gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to; 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	600 mm (23.62 in)
Minimum curve	40 m (131.23 ft)
Length	8,525 mm (27 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Width	2,300 mm (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Height	3,495 mm (11 ft 5+5⁄8 in)
Axle load	4 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons)(?)
Loco weight	16 t (15.7 long tons; 17.6 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	ЯМЗ-236М
Engine type	V-engine
Transmission	mechanical

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Kambarka Engineering Works
Build date	1988–present

TU8
TU8
	TU8-0427, Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Kambarka Engineering Works
Build date	1988–present
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B'B'
Gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to; 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	600 mm (23.62 in)
Minimum curve	40 m (131.23 ft)
Length	8,525 mm (27 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Width	2,300 mm (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Height	3,495 mm (11 ft 5+5⁄8 in)
Axle load	4 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons)(?)
Loco weight	16 t (15.7 long tons; 17.6 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	ЯМЗ-236М
Engine type	V-engine
Transmission	mechanical
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	50 km/h (31 mph)
Power output	180 hp
Class
Career
Class	RUS – ТУ8; Belarus – ТУ8; Vietnam – TY8 / ТУ8Э; Ukraine – ТУ8; Estonia – ТУ8; Latvia – ТУ8; Lithuania – ТУ8

TU8 (ТУ8) – Soviet, later Russian diesel locomotive for gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in).

History

Diesel locomotive TU8 (ТУ8) is used for transportation & shunting services on narrow-gauge railways with a track gauge ranging from 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). The TU8 was developed in 1987 – 1988 at the Kambarka Engineering Works to replace the ageing locomotive classes TU6A (ТУ6А). The cab is equipped with efficient heat-system, refrigerator, radio-set and air conditioning.^[1]