2TE25K

The 2TE25K main line two-unit diesel freight locomotive, rated at 5,000 kW (6,705 hp), with AC/DC transmission it is designed to haul freight trains on the Russian Federation lines RZD with the broad gauge.

2TE25K
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
Total produced220
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICCo-Co+Co-Co
Gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11 2732 in)
Loco weight144 t (142 long tons; 159 short tons) per unit
288 t (283 long tons; 317 short tons) total
Prime mover2D49
Engine type4-stroke, V12 diesel
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output2,500 kW (3,353 hp) per unit
5,000 kW (6,705 hp) total
Career
Number in class502[1]
NicknamesPeresvet

2TE25K diesel locomotive has been used as the basis of the 2TE25A class main line two-unit diesel freight locomotive of the same power rating and featuring AC/AC transmission and collector traction motors.[2]

From 2017 to 2020, twelve triple-unit 3TE25K2M locomotives rated at 9,300 kW (12,500 hp) have been supplied. These are now the most powerful locomotives on Russian railways.[1]

See also

  • The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
  • Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
  • Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
  • History of rail transport in Russia

References

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