TU8P

TU8P (ТУ8П) is a Soviet, later Russian diesel locomotive, railcar or draisine for gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in).

History

The TU8P (ТУ8П) is used for passenger transport on narrow gauge railways. The TU8P was developed in 1987 - 1988 at the Kambarka Engineering Works to replace the ageing locomotive class TU6P (ТУ6П). The TU8P was designed to be used on any gauge from 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in) to 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in). The cab is equipped with a heat-system, refrigerator, radio-set and air conditioning. The first diesel locomotive TU8P - № 0001 was delivered to the narrow gauge railway KSM-№2 with track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in), TU8P diesel locomotive № 0007, 0008, 0056, 0057 were built with track 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) for the Sakhalin Railway. The TU8P (TY6P) motor railcar currently used on the Vietnamese railway network. The diesel locomotive TU8P & series AMD-1 (АМД-1) are for railway track monitoring and inspection for the Russian railways with the track 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in). The TU8P diesel locomotive № 0003 - 0004 were built for the Uzbekistan with the track gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5 ¹⁄₂ in).

Additional specifications

• Number of seats in the cabin - 14
• Distance between bogies - 4,000 mm (160 in)
• Base of bogies - 1,400 mm (55 in)

Gallery

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  Technical drawing - TU8P

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  AMD-1 (TU8P), Kambarka

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  TY6P, Da Lat–Thap Cham Railway

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  TY8P, Apsheronsk railway

See also

• Narrow gauge railways
• Kambarka Engineering Works

External links

• TU8Р diesel locomotive (Russian)