The TU10 locomotives (Russian TУ10) of the Russian Railways (RŽD) are narrow gauge diesel locomotives intended for children's railways.
History The children's railways or pioneer railways were used for extracurricular education, where adolescents learned railway professions. This phenomenon originated in the USSR and was greatly developed in Soviet times. However, existing children's railways continued to be used, and new tracks and locomotives were built even after the break-down of the Soviet Union.
Most of these railways operate diesel engines, but some of them occasionally fire up old steam locomotives. Some TU2 diesel locomotives from the 1950s are still being used, although most of them have been replaced by TU7 diesel locomotives or TU7A diesel locomotives. Narrow gauge locomotive production was discontinued in the 2000s due to the decline of narrow-gauge railways in Russia, such as forest railways, peat railways and industrial railways, which led to a lack of suitable new or second-hand locomotives for children's railways.
Development of the TU10
The Kambarka Engineering Works began in 2008 with the development of a modern diesel locomotive specifically for use on children's railways. Using experience with older models, the following changes were implemented: the locomotives have two equal cabs with an ergonomically designed dashboard and HVAC (heating, ventilation, air condition), a JaMZ 6563.10 (ЯМЗ 6563.10) diesel engine with at 1,900 rpm, and a four gear Voith Type D864.5 hydraulic gearbox. The exhaust emissions are in line with the Euro-3 standard. Apart from a computer-assisted control and detection system, they have also a KLUB-UP (КЛУБ-УП) train control system with GPS. The locomotives have a modern wireless communication system RVS-1-01 (РВС-1-01) and an automatic fire detection and extinguishing system.
The prototype was unveiled in spring 2010, and delivered in August 2010 to St Petersburg. Most of the locomotives were painted in a variation to a common RŽD livery in the Russian national colours, except TU10-002 of Nowomoskowsk. 30 ТУ10 units have been built as of June 2015.
Use
The TU10 diesel locomotives are currently being used on the following railways:
Locomotive Built in Location TU10-001 2010 St Petersburg TU10-002 2010 Novomoskovsk TU10-003 2010 Nizhny Novgorod TU10-004 2010 Volgograd TU10-005 2010 Children's Railway Sakhalin, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk TU10-006 2011 Small West Siberian Railway, Novosibirsk TU10-007 2011 Kurgan TU10-008 2011 Penza TU10-009 2011 Vladikavkaz TU10-010 2011 Ufa TU10-011 2012 Tyumen TU10-012 2012 Chita TU10-013 2012 Yekaterinburg children railway TU10-014 2012 Belogorsk TU10-015 2012 Chelyabinsk TU10-016 2012 Irkutsk TU10-017 2012 Far East Children's Railway, Chabarovsk TU10-018 2012 Novomoskovsk TU10-019 2013 Rostov TU10-020 2013 Liski TU10-021 2013 Orenburg TU10-022 2013 Kazan TU10-023 2014 Kemerovo TU10-024 2014 Jaroslavl TU10-025 2014 St Petersburg TU10-026 2014 Rostov TU10-027 2015 Trans-Siberian Railway TU10-028 2015 Orenburg TU10-029 2015 Tyumen TU10-030 2015 St Petersburg
External links Тепловоз ТУ10 (Russian)
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