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2TE116

The 2TE116 is a broad gauge double diesel locomotive manufactured by Luhanskteplovoz, used extensively to haul heavy freight trains in the Soviet Union and its successor states, particularly by RZD.

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Jul 7, 2026

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Length

186 w

Citations

3

Source

2TE116

2TE116-1507

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Luhanskteplovoz
Total produced	2176

Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC	Co-Co+Co-Co
Gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Loco weight	272 t (268 long tons; 300 short tons)

Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	4,500 kW (6,035 hp)

Career
First run	1971

The 2TE116 is a broad gauge double diesel locomotive manufactured by Luhanskteplovoz, used extensively to haul heavy freight trains in the Soviet Union and its successor states, particularly by RZD.¹

Variants are still being sold by Transmash; Ulaanbaatar Railway placed an order for 35 in October 2010.²

The 2TE116U is a successor.³

Gallery

2TE116U (left) and 2TE116 (right)
2TE116-1155
2TE116-1614

See also

See also

The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
History of rail transport in Russia

References

References

"4rail.net - Reference - Rolling Stock - 2Te116". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
"Railway Gazette: Ulaanbaatar Railway orders Transmash locomotives". Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
"Рельсы от заводской проходной ведут и на восток, и на запад". Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-05-05.