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TU10 diesel locomotive

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TU10 (ТУ10 )
Type and origin
BuilderKambarka Engineering Works
ModelJaMZ 6563.10 (ЯМЗ 6563.10)
Build dateSince 2010
Total produced28 (as of 06/2015)
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICB' B'
Gauge750 mm (2 ft 6 in)
Length:
 • Over couplers11,040 mm (36 ft 3 in)
Service weight20 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Transmission4 gear hydraulic gear box of the Type D864.5 by Voith
Performance figures
Maximum speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Installed power169 kW (227 hp) at 1,900 rpm
Career
NumbersTU10-001 to TU10-030

The TU10 locomotives (Russian TУ10) of the Russian Railways (RŽD) are narrow gauge diesel locomotives intended for children's railways.

History

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The children's railways or pioneer railways were used for extracurricular education, where adolescents learned railway professions. This phenomenon originated in the USSR and was greatly developed in Soviet times. However, existing children's railways continued to be used, and new tracks and locomotives were built even after the break-down of the Soviet Union.

Most of these railways operate diesel engines, but some of them occasionally fire up old steam locomotives. Some TU2 diesel locomotives from the 1950s are still being used, although most of them have been replaced by TU7 diesel locomotives or TU7A diesel locomotives. Narrow gauge locomotive production was discontinued in the 2000s due to the decline of narrow-gauge railways in Russia, such as forest railways, peat railways and industrial railways, which led to a lack of suitable new or second-hand locomotives for children's railways.

Development of the TU10

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Dashboard

The Kambarka Engineering Works began in 2008 with the development of a modern diesel locomotive specifically for use on children's railways. Using experience with older models, the following changes were implemented: the locomotives have two equal cabs with an ergonomically designed dashboard and HVAC (heating, ventilation, air condition), a JaMZ 6563.10 (ЯМЗ 6563.10) diesel engine with 169 kW (227 hp) at 1,900 rpm, and a four gear Voith Type D864.5 hydraulic gearbox. The exhaust emissions are in line with the Euro-3 standard. Apart from a computer-assisted control and detection system, they have also a KLUB-UP (КЛУБ-УП) train control system with GPS. The locomotives have a modern wireless communication system RVS-1-01 (РВС-1-01) and an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system.

The prototype was unveiled in spring 2010, and delivered in August 2010 to St Petersburg. Most of the locomotives were painted in a variation to a common RŽD livery in the Russian national colours, except TU10-002 of Nowomoskowsk. 30 ТУ10 units have been built as of June 2015.

Use

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TU10-002 in Novomoskovsk
TU10-001 of the children's railway St Petersburg
TU10-013 of the children's railway Jekaterinburg

The TU10 diesel locomotives are currently being used on the following railways:

Locomotive Built in Location
TU10-001 2010 St Petersburg[1]
TU10-002 2010 Novomoskovsk[2]
TU10-003 2010 Nizhny Novgorod[3]
TU10-004 2010 Volgograd[4]
TU10-005 2010 Children's Railway Sakhalin, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
TU10-006 2011 Small West Siberian Railway, Novosibirsk
TU10-007 2011 Kurgan
TU10-008 2011 Penza
TU10-009 2011 Vladikavkaz
TU10-010 2011 Ufa
TU10-011 2012 Tyumen
TU10-012 2012 Chita
TU10-013 2012 Yekaterinburg children railway
TU10-014 2012 Belogorsk
TU10-015 2012 Chelyabinsk
TU10-016 2012 Irkutsk
TU10-017 2012 Far East Children's Railway, Chabarovsk
TU10-018 2012 Novomoskovsk[2]
TU10-019 2013 Rostov
TU10-020 2013 Liski
TU10-021 2013 Orenburg
TU10-022 2013 Kazan
TU10-023 2014 Kemerovo
TU10-024 2014 Jaroslavl
TU10-025 2014 St Petersburg
TU10-026 2014 Rostov
TU10-027 2015 Trans-Siberian Railway
TU10-028 2015 Orenburg
TU10-029 2015 Tyumen
TU10-030 2015 St Petersburg
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References

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  1. ^ "Фотогалерея "Младшего Брата". Выбранные фотографии". narrow.parovoz.com.
  2. ^ a b "Фотогалерея "Младшего Брата". Выбранные фотографии". narrow.parovoz.com.
  3. ^ "Фотогалерея "Младшего Брата". Выбранные фотографии". narrow.parovoz.com.
  4. ^ "Фотогалерея "Младшего Брата". Выбранные фотографии". narrow.parovoz.com.