TE10 (russian: ТЭ10) is a Soviet
diesel-electric locomotive. The name of this locomotive (ТЭ10) is from ''тепловоз с электрической передачей, тип 10'', which translates to "diesel-electric locomotive type 10."
History
In 1957–1961, the Kharkiv plant "Electrotyazhmash" and
Malyshev Factory
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designed a new single-unit locomotive with 50% more power than a single
TE3
The ТE3 (Russian: ''ТЭ3''; ) is a Soviet diesel-electric locomotive, built in Russia and Ukraine to 1520 mm gauge. It is a two-unit Co’Co’+Co’Co’ machine. Total diesel power is . They were built from 1953 to 1973.
Powertrain
The TE3 ...
unit and only a slightly greater mass. The result was the
TEP10 and
TEP10L designs. After 1961, work on the freight version of the design was assigned to the
Lugansk
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works. These designs received the suffix "L" to the name to signify the transfer.
The first locomotive of the new design, designated TE10-001 (Kharkiv), was released in November 1958.
Only small numbers of the TEP variant were produced before the design became a dedicated freight locomotive, while a passenger version was not further developed.
Engines
Initial prototypes used the 12-cylinder
9D100
The Malyshev Factory ( uk , Завод імені В.О. Малишева, translit=Zavod imeni V.O. Malysheva; abbreviated ), formerly the Kharkov Locomotive Factory (, ), is a state-owned manufacturer of heavy equipment in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It ...
opposed piston
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two-stroke diesel engine
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In compression ignition, air is first compressed and heated; ...
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
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, 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
Monocoque ( ), also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell. The word ''monocoque'' is a French term for "single shell".
First used for boats, ...
construction - the principle of whole body supporting structure (what the US would call a
carbody structure). This had previously been used only by the
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CHS1 electric locomotives
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and the Riga ER1 electric train. The body of the locomotive was based on two three-axle
trucks
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...
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.
Derivative designs
This single unit design formed the basis for a family of locomotives that was built for over 30 years and ranged from single unit passenger locomotives
TEP10 through two and three unit freight locomotives
2TE10 TE1, TE-1 or TE.1 may refer to:
Aircraft
* Albert TE.1, a French sport aircraft
* Eklund TE-1, a Finnish sport aircraft
* Temco TE-1 Buckaroo, an American military trainer aircraft
Other uses
* TE1, a Soviet copy of the American locomotive AL ...
3TE10 to four unit very heavy freight
4TE10U engines.
[Soviet Locomotive Types - A J Heywood & I D C Button 1995]
See also
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The Museum of the Moscow Railway
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Over ...
, at
Paveletsky Rail Terminal
Paveletsky station (russian: Павелецкий вокзал) is one of Moscow's nine main railway stations. Originally called Saratovsky Railway Station, it was named after the settlement of Pavelets, when the railroad heading south-east from ...
,
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
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Rizhsky Rail Terminal
Rizhsky station (russian: Рижский вокзал, ''Rizhsky vokzal'', Riga station) is one of the nine main railway stations in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1901. As well as being an active station it also houses the Moscow Railway Museum ...
, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
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Varshavsky Rail Terminal
Varshavsky station (russian: Варша́вский вокза́л, ''Varshavsky vokzal''), or Warsaw station, is a former passenger railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located to the south of the city centre, and was in operation ...
,
St.Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
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History of rail transport in Russia
Russia was and is the largest country in the world. Its geography of north–south rivers and east–west commerce, plus, importantly, the mostly flat terrain, made it very suited to develop railroads as the basic mode of transportation.
Today R ...
References
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