TU7 (ТУ7) -
Soviet
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, later
Russia
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n diesel locomotive for gauge – .
History
The TU7 () was developed in 1971–1972 at the
Kambarka Engineering Works
Kambarka Engineering Works - Full name: Open Joint Stock Company «Kambarka Engineering Works» (russian: КМЗ or ). A rolling stock manufacturer, located in the city of Kambarka ( Udmurt), Russia.
History of the Factory
Construction of an ...
to replace the aging locomotive classes TU4 () and
TU2 (ТУ2). There were 3,361 locomotives constructed, of which several hundred were exported to the countries of the socialist community and affiliated countries. The TU7 - TU7A () was designed to be used on any gauge from to . In 1986 the locomotive design was updated and designated type TU7A ().
D4H
The D4H and 9
locomotives D4Hr for standard gauge , also known as the TU7 - TU7A ()
diesel locomotive,
[ ] is a series of
diesel locomotives currently used on the
Vietnam
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ese railway network. With 77
locomotives D4H in service throughout the country as of 2005, it is the most common type of locomotive in use in
Vietnam
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.
The series was originally procured from the
Soviet Union
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after the
Vietnam War
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.
Additional specifications
*Distance between bogies -
*
Base of bogies -
*Operating speed - 500 to 1,560
r/min
File:VNR D4H-528 1.JPG, D4H-528, Da Lat–Thap Cham Railway
File:Karintorf.jpg, TU7A-3042, Kirov Oblast
File:TU7A-3042.jpg, TU7A-3042, Kirov Oblast
See also
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Narrow gauge railways
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Kambarka Engineering Works
Kambarka Engineering Works - Full name: Open Joint Stock Company «Kambarka Engineering Works» (russian: КМЗ or ). A rolling stock manufacturer, located in the city of Kambarka ( Udmurt), Russia.
History of the Factory
Construction of an ...
References
External links
TU7 diesel locomotive(Russian language)
TU7E in ZSSK (Slovensko)(English language)
(English language)
(English language)
750 mm gauge locomotives
Diesel locomotives of the Soviet Union
Diesel locomotives of Russia
Diesel locomotives of Slovakia
Diesel locomotives of Estonia
Diesel locomotives of Vietnam
Diesel locomotives of Ukraine
Metre gauge diesel locomotives
Standard gauge railway locomotives
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