TE10

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title: "TE10" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["diesel–electric-locomotives-of-the-soviet-union", "diesel–electric-locomotives-of-ukraine", "railway-locomotives-introduced-in-1958", "5-ft-gauge-locomotives", "luhanskteplovoz-locomotives"] description: "Soviet diesel-electric locomotive class" topic_path: "general/diesel-electric-locomotives-of-the-soviet-union" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TE10" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Soviet diesel-electric locomotive class ::

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Field	Value
name	Soviet Class TE10
powertype	Diesel-electric
image	2TE10M-2421 Rakhiv 2019 02.jpg
caption	2TE10M, the most common variant
builder	Luhanskteplovoz and Malyshev Factory
aarwheels	C-C
uicclass	Co-Co
gauge
fueltype	Diesel
fuelcap	TE10-001 - 5500 kg
primemover	Kharkiv 10D100
enginetype	Two-stroke diesel
maxspeed	2ТЭ10Л, 2ТЭ10М 100 km/h
2ТЭ10У 120 km/h
poweroutput	1830 kW - 2040 kW
based on modifications
nicknames	Chervontsi, Nautilus, Tens
locale	Soviet Union
Russia
Ukraine
Belarus
Latvia
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|name = Soviet Class TE10 |powertype = Diesel-electric |image = 2TE10M-2421 Rakhiv 2019 02.jpg |caption = 2TE10M, the most common variant |builder = Luhanskteplovoz and Malyshev Factory |serialnumber = |buildmodel = |builddate = 2ТЭ10 (ТЭ12): 1960—1963

2ТЭ10Л: 1961—1977

2ТЭ10В: 1975—1981

2ТЭ10М: 1981—present

2ТЭ10МК: 1981

2ТЭ10Г: 1988

2ТЭ10С: 1988

2ТЭ10У: 1989—present

2ТЭ10УТ: 1989—1997

2ТЭ10УП: 1991 |whytetype = |aarwheels = C-C |uicclass = Co-Co |gauge = |leadingdiameter = |wheeldiameter = |trailingdiameter = |wheelbase = |length = |width = |height = |frametype = |totalproduction = 2ТЭ10 (ТЭ12): 19

2ТЭ10Л: 3,192

2ТЭ10В: 1,898

2ТЭ10М: 2,444

2ТЭ10МК: 20

2ТЭ10Г: 2

2ТЭ10С: 3

2ТЭ10У: 549—555

2ТЭ10УТ: 99

2ТЭ10УП: 1-2 |axleload = |locoweight = |tenderweight = |locotenderweight = |fueltype = Diesel |fuelcap = TE10-001 - 5500 kg |consumption = |watercons = |electricsystem = |primemover = Kharkiv 10D100 |enginetype = Two-stroke diesel |aspiration = |displacement = |boiler = |boilerpressure = |feedwaterheater = |cylindercount = |cylindersize = |transmission = |maxspeed = 2ТЭ10Л, 2ТЭ10М 100 km/h 2ТЭ10У 120 km/h |poweroutput = 1830 kW - 2040 kW based on modifications |tractiveeffort = |factorofadhesion = |locobrakes = |trainbrakes = |operator = |operatorclass = |numinclass = |fleetnumbers = |officialname = |nicknames = Chervontsi, Nautilus, Tens |locale = Soviet Union Russia Ukraine Belarus Latvia |deliverydate = |firstrundate = |lastrundate = |retiredate = |restoredate = |scrapdate = |currentowner = |disposition = The TE10 () is a series of diesel-electric locomotives from the Soviet Union. The name of this locomotive (ТЭ10) is from тепловоз с электрической передачей, тип 10, which translates to "diesel-electric locomotive type 10."

History

In 1957–1961, the Kharkiv plant "Electrotyazhmash" and Malyshev Factory designed a new single-unit locomotive with 50% more power than a single TE3 unit and only a slightly greater mass. The result was the TEP10 and TEP10L designs. After 1961, work on the freight version of the design was assigned to the Lugansk works. These designs received the suffix "L" to the name to signify the transfer.

The first locomotive of the new design, designated TE10-001 (Kharkiv), was released in November 1958.

Only small numbers of the TEP variant were produced before the design became a dedicated freight locomotive, while a passenger version was not further developed.

Engines

Initial prototypes used the 12-cylinder 9D100 opposed piston two-stroke diesel engine to achieve the required power levels.

This was based on the Kharkiv 10-cylinder 2D100 two-stroke diesel unit. However problems were encountered and another variant of the 2D100 was used, the 10D100, another 10 cylinder two-stroke diesel design. All derivatives of the TE10 locomotive built as new used this engine.

Body

One of the innovations in Soviet locomotive factories was semi-monocoque construction - the principle of whole body supporting structure (what the US would call a carbody structure). This had previously been used only by the Czechoslovak CHS1 electric locomotives and the Riga ER1 electric train. The body of the locomotive was based on two three-axle trucks like the TE3 predecessor.

With much less weight than the two-unit locomotive TE3, a single TE10 diesel locomotive could successfully replace a pair of TE3s.

Derivative designs

This single unit design formed the basis for a family of locomotives that was built for over 30 years and ranged from single unit passenger locomotives TEP10 through two and three unit freight locomotives 2TE10 3TE10 to four unit very heavy freight 4TE10U engines.

Gallery

File:ТЭ10-006.jpg|TE10-006 File:2TE10L-3621.jpg|2TE10L-3621 File: 2TE10M (2ТЭ10М) 0501 diesel locomotive (5047108380).jpg|2TE10M-0501 File: 3TE10M-0002.jpg|3TE10M-0002

References

References

1. Soviet Railways Today - J H Westwood 1963
2. Soviet Locomotive Types - A J Heywood & I D C Button 1995

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