The 2TE116 is a
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...
double
diesel locomotive
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manufactured by
Luhanskteplovoz
Luhanskteplovoz ( or Luhansk Locomotive Works), earlier known as Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Works is a large industrial company in Luhansk, Ukraine, manufacturing locomotives, multiple unit trains (both electric multiple unit, electric and diesel ...
, used extensively to haul heavy
freight trains
A freight train, also called a goods train or cargo train, is a railway train that is used to carry cargo, as opposed to passengers. Freight trains are made up of one or more locomotives which provide propulsion, along with one or more railroad ...
in the
Soviet Union
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and
its successor states, particularly by
RZD.
Variants are still being sold by
Transmash;
Ulanbataar Railway placed an order for 35 in October 2010.
The 2TE116U is a successor.
Gallery
Цех ТО-2 локомотивное депо Рыбинск.jpg, 2TE116U and classic 2TE116 (right)
2TE116-1155.jpg, 2TE116-1155
2ТЭ116-1614, Малукса - Сологубовка.jpg, 2TE116-1614
2TE116-363-1128-U-0132.jpg
See also
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The Museum of the Moscow Railway
The Museum of the Moscow Railway () is situated next to Paveletsky Rail Terminal in Moscow. The museum reopened to private visitors in 2011 and it reopened to the general public in January 2012. It's the object of cultural heritage of Russia.
...
, at
Paveletsky Rail Terminal,
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
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Rizhsky Rail Terminal
Rizhsky station (, ''Rizhsky vokzal'', Riga station) is one of the ten main railway stations in Moscow, Russia. It was built in 1901. As well as being an active station it also houses the Museum of the Moscow Railway (Moscow Rizhsky station), Mos ...
, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
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Varshavsky Rail Terminal,
St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
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History of rail transport in Russia
Russia was and is the largest country in the world. Its geography of north–south rivers and east–west commerce, plus, importantly, the mostly flat terrain, made it very suited to develop railroads as the basic mode of transportation.
Today R ...
References
Railway locomotives introduced in 1971
Co-Co+Co-Co locomotives
Diesel–electric locomotives of Ukraine
Diesel–electric locomotives of the Soviet Union
Luhanskteplovoz locomotives
5 ft gauge locomotives
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