T-669.0 (770) class

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s, built by

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are six-axle, with two

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s. The wheel pairs are set in radius arms and have a simple coil spring suspension. The body is mounted on the frame with eight anchors. The locomotive is a

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type with an internal, eccentrically-positioned operator's cab.

Machinery

Located underneath the front hood is the traction assembly – a K 6 S 310 DR

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and a TD 802 traction generator – and auxiliary machinery powered by the diesel engine via a

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transmission. Chillers and ventilators are located here as well. TE 006

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s are axle-mounted on the wheel sets. Located underneath the rear hood are

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and a supply of

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Variations

After modifications of the seating of the hood on the frame, the T 669.1 (771) and the wide-gauge version T 669.5 (770.8) were created at SMZ Dubnica.

Users

This class of locomotive, manufactured for

Czechoslovak State Railways Czechoslovak State Railways (''Československé státní dráhy'' in Czech or ''Československé štátne dráhy'' in Slovak, often abbreviated to ČSD) was the state-owned railway company of Czechoslovakia. The company was founded in 1918 a ...

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, and railways in

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Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

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and

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

numbers over 8,000 units, making it the largest series of locomotives ever manufactured in

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

References

* atlas vozidel (z roku 2009), Motorové lokomotivy v ČR a na Slovensku, M-Presse, Praha 2009 * Heiko Rüdiger: ''Der Flug der Hummeln. Die Diesellokomotiven der Reihen 770/772 in Tschechien und der Slowakei.'' edition bohemica, Himmelkron 2009, * Helmut Petrovitsch: ''Europas meistgebauter Dieselbrummer.'' In: eisenbahn-magazin 6/2014, S. 6–13 * Der Modelleisenbahner 8/1972, Fahrzeugarchiv, Seite 251, Organ des DMV

External links

www.t669.org
{{ČD Locomotives T-669 Railway locomotives introduced in 1968 Co′Co′ locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Czechoslovakia Standard gauge locomotives of Poland Standard gauge locomotives of Albania 5 ft gauge locomotives

Machinery

Variations

Users

See also

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