TE10

The TE10 ( ) is a series of diesel-electric locomotives from the Soviet Union. The name of this locomotive (ТЭ10) is from тепловоз с электрической передачей, тип 10, which translates to "diesel-electric locomotive type 10."

The TE10 ( ) is a series of diesel-electric locomotives from the Soviet Union. The name of this locomotive (ТЭ10) is from тепловоз с электрической передачей, тип 10, which translates to "diesel-electric locomotive type 10." ==Engines== Initial prototypes used the 12-cylinder 9D100 opposed piston two-stroke diesel engine to achieve the required power levels. This was based on the Kharkiv 10-cylinder 2D100 two-stroke diesel unit. However problems were encountered and another variant of the 2D100 was used, the 10D100, another 10 cylinder two-stroke diesel design. All derivatives of the TE10 locomotive built as new used this engine. ==Body== One of the innovations in Soviet locomotive factories was semi-monocoque construction - the principle of whole body supporting structure (what the US would call a carbody structure). This had previously been used only by the Czechoslovak CHS1 electric locomotives and the Riga ER1 electric train. The body of the locomotive was based on two three-axle trucks like the TE3 predecessor. With much less weight than the two-unit locomotive TE3, a single TE10 diesel locomotive could successfully replace a pair of TE3s. ==Gallery== File:ТЭ10-006.jpg|TE10-006 File:2TE10L-3621.jpg|2TE10L-3621 File: 2TE10M (2ТЭ10М) 0501 diesel locomotive (5047108380).jpg|2TE10M-0501 File: 3TE10M-0002.jpg|3TE10M-0002 ==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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