The TE5 (

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experimental diesel-electric locomotive. In 1948 the Malyshev Factory in

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) released two (unconfirmed reports say five) of these locomotives, which were developed from the TE1 (ТЭ1).Rakov (1995), p. 377. They were designed to work in the harsh climate of the northern regions of the country.

Overview

The

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generator set on the TE5 is not enclosed in a

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. Instead, it is placed in a

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and a boiler is provided for heating the cab and the machine room. The TE5 is designed to run

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forward. The other structures, and thus the traction characteristics, are no different from the TE1.

Service

Two TE5 (according to some information, five) were built within the TE1 series, numbers 031 and 032. Initially, the TE5 locomotives worked in the

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passenger depot of the Moscow-

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railway. They were later in 1949 sent to the depot of the Northern Railway for testing. The TE5 did not go into series production because of the advent of the more modern

TE2 The TE2 (; ) is a class of Soviet Union, Soviet diesel-electric locomotives built by Malyshev Factory in Kharkiv, Ukraine, from 1948 to 1955. It is nominally a two-unit version of class ALCO RSD-1, TE1 but is very different in appearance. While th ...

(ТЭ2) locomotive.

Preservation

TE5-20-032 is preserved at the railway museum in

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References

* Railway locomotives introduced in 1948

TE5 The TE5 (Cyrillic script: ТЭ5) is a Soviet experimental diesel-electric locomotive. In 1948 the Malyshev Factory in Kharkiv (Soviet Ukraine) released two (unconfirmed reports say five) of these locomotives, which were developed from the TE1 (Т ...

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