TU10 diesel locomotive

The locomotives TU10 (Russian TУ10) of the Russian Railways (RŽD) are narrow gauge diesel locomotives for children's railways.

TU10 (ТУ10 )
TU10-005 of the Children's Railway Sakhalin
Type and origin Builder Kambarka Engineering Works Model JaMZ 6563.10 (ЯМЗ 6563.10) Build date Since 2010 Total produced 28 (as of 06/2015)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC B' B' Gauge 750 mm (2 ft 6 in) Length: ​  • Over couplers 11,040 mm (36 ft 3 in) Service weight 20 t Fuel type Diesel Transmission 4 gear hydraulic gear box of the Type D864.5 by Voith
Performance figures Maximum speed 50 km/h (31 mph) Installed power 169 kW (227 hp) at 1,900 rpm
Career Numbers TU10-001 to TU10-030

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 Some TU2 diesel locomotives from the 1950s are still being used, although most of them have been replaced by TU7 diesel locomotives or TU7A diesel locomotives. The production of narrow gauge locomotives was discontinued in the 2000s because of the demise in narrow gauge railways in Russia, such as forest railways, peat railways and industrial railways, and this led to a lack of suitable new or second-hand locomotives for the children's railways.

Development of the TU10

Dashboard

The Kambarka Engineering Works began in 2008 with the development of a modern diesel locomotive especially for use at children's railways. Based on the experience with older models, the following innovations were implemented: The locomotives have two equal cabs with an ergonomically designed dashboard and HVAC (heating, ventilation, air condition). They have a diesel engine JaMZ 6563.10 (ЯМЗ 6563.10) with 169 kW at 1900 rpm and a four gear hydraulic gear box of the Type D864.5 by Voith. The exhaust emissions are according to 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 first 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, with the exception of TU10-002 of Nowomoskowsk. So far 30 pieces of ТУ10 have been built (as of June 2015).

Use

TU10-002 in Novomoskovsk

TU10-001 of the children's railway St Petersburg

TU10-013 of the children's railway Jekaterinburg

The TU10 diesel locomotives are currently being used at 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)