Diesel locomotive with electric transmission built by ČKD
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ČME3 ЧМЭ3 and others
ЧМЭ3-912 at Dnipro railway station
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
ČKD
Build date
1963–1994
Total produced
8,200
Specifications
Gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter
1,050 mm (41.34 in)
Minimum curve
80 m (262 ft)
Wheelbase
8,660 mm (28 ft 5 in)
Length
17,220 mm (56 ft 6 in)
Axle load
21 t (21 long tons; 23 short tons)
Loco weight
126 t (124 long tons; 139 short tons)
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel consumption
220 g/(kW⋅h) (2.2 oz/MJ; 5.8 oz/(hp⋅h))
Prime mover
ČKD K 6 S 310 DR
RPM range
750
Engine type
Straight-six Diesel engine
Generator
ČKD TD 802 B
Traction motors
ČKD TE 006 6x
Cylinders
6
Cylinder size
310 mm × 360 mm (12.20 in × 14.17 in)
Transmission
Electric
MU working
yes
Performance figures
Maximum speed
95 km/h (59 mph)
Power output
1,000 kW (1,300 hp)
Tractive effort
265 kN (60,000 lbf) Max 362 kN (81,000 lbf)
The ČKD ČME3 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by ČKD. The class was used primarily for shunting and mainline duties. With over 8,000 produced during a production run of 31 years, it is one of the most produced locomotives in the world. Units have been operated by Russia, Belarus, Ukraine (as class ЧМЭ3, transliteration ChME3) and other ex-Soviet bloc countries, in Czechoslovakia (as class T669.0, T669.1 and T669.5, later as ŽSR 770 and ČD 770 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic), on industrial railways in Poland (S200), in Albania (HSH T669.1), Iraq (DES 3101), Syria (LDE 1500) and in India (DEC 120).
The ČKD ČME3 is classified as a Co-Co or C-C diesel-electric locomotive, with all six axles powered. As such, it is particularly suited for pulling heavy, slow freight and cargo trains.
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