Welcome to the Estonian Diesel Locomotives page! The East meats the West in Estonia, creating an interesting mix of the rolling stock. Despite the small size of the country, there are also a great number of locomotives available. The electric locomotives, untypically for an European country are nonexistent in Estonia for the moment. There are also pages for the Estonian Diesel Multiple units, Estonian Electric Multiple Units and Estonia MOV Equipment.
   
   
Switchers: ChME3 *
 
   

Page is divided to three sections: 

    Diesel Road Locomotives...  
    Diesel Multipurpose Locomotives...  
    Diesel Switchers...  
 
 
 Road Diesel Locomotives 

 TEP70 / ???70 

Tep70 is the most common Russian passenger diesel locomotive seen outside Russia today. This locomotive can be found daily on the Go Rail train pair between Tallinn Estonia and St Petersburg Russia. Couple of RzD units can also be seen in Narva Estonia most of the time parked on the Estonian side near the passenger station. On the Edelraudtee depot south of Tallinn it seems like many units around the 5ft network are serviced regularly. 

The Soviet Union bought in 1971 a Hawker Siddeley "Kestrel" locomotive, tested it, dismantled it into pieces and further tested the parts. The Tep70 prototype to copy the test locomotive was put together in 1973, but needed several modifications to cab windows, bogies, gear arrangement, dynamic braking, etc. before the production was finally started. The current model Tep70BS (not a very attractive name addition in English) has minor changes at least to the design. 

Technical details for TEp70 / ???70
Type: Tep70   
Usage: Heavy passenger locomotive
Builder: Kolomensky Zavod
Production dates: 1973 to current (the current model is Tep70BS, the builder refers to Tep70 production starting in 1988)
Numbers built: >350 , remaining units from the original production runs unknown 
Gauge: 1520 mm (5 ft)
   
Users: GO Rail, Rzd,  ...
Seen: Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Biela Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, much of the ex. Eastern Europe, Eastern Russia, Central Asia.

Energy Source: Diesel fuel  
Engine: Kolomna type 2A-5D49, 4 stroke V16
Power output: 2942 kW (4000 Hp) at 1000 rpm
Nominal power: 600 kW (on Tep70BS)     
Transmission: Diesel electric AC/DC
Alternator:   
Traction motors: AC/DC, ETM type ED-119, 6 x 411kW, later types ED-121A, 6 x 413 kW 
Tractive Effort: 288 kN start / 167 kN at 48 km/h
Braking effort on traction motors (dynamic braking): 3200 kW
Wheel arrangement:  Co-Co 
Wheel diameter: 1220 mm
Minimum negotiable curve: 125 meters

Maximum operational speed where possible:  160 km/h (100 mph)  

Length: 21,7 m 
Heigth:
Width:     

Weight:  135 metric tons +-3%  


Picture: The RzD Tep70 number 0304 / 15043045 at the Narva station waiting for the assignments. Picture by John McKey 2007.  
     
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 2TE116 / 2??116   

2TE116 is a common work horse for the heavy road freight movements of the RZD, private Russian companies like Transoil or Spacecom and numerous users in Estonia. Even Eesti Raudtee is rumored to have a couple of these. A true monster locomotive with enough pulling power for just about any road need. The locomotive is unsuitable for any switching work because of its poor visibility  behind. The Russians were unable to thing multipurpose use at the time of designing the 2Te116. However, by now the locomotive has proved its success both in Russia and a number of other countries around it with 5ft gauge.     

Technical details for 2TE116
Type: 2Te116  
Usage: Heavy road freight locomotive
Builder: Lugansk
Production dates: 1971 to 2000s, newer models now replacing these
Numbers built: 1700+ , early remaining units unknown 
Gauge: 1520 mm (5 ft)
 
Users: Eesti Raudtee EVR, RZD, Sillamäe Sadam, Spacecom, Transoil, ...
Seen in: Russia, Estonia, Finland, Ukraine, probably much of the ex. Eastern Europe and anywhere where 1520 mm gauge is common.

Energy Source: Diesel fuel  
Engine: Kolomna type 1A-5D49 V16, 4 stroke ; later units 1A-5D49-2
Power output: 2 x 2250 kW (3017 Hp) at 1000 rpm     
Transmission: Diesel electric AC/DC
Alternator: AC, type ?  
Traction motors: DC, ETM type ED-107A, 12 x 305kW, later types ED-118A, ED-118B, ED-118D and ED-125B
Tractive Effort: 399 kN  start / 248 kN at 24km/h
Wheel arrangement:  Co-Co + Co-Co
Wheel diameter: 1050 mm

Maximum operational speed where possible:  100 km/h (62 mph)  

Length:  18,15m x 2
Heigth:
Width:     

Weight:  138 metric tons x 2 
Axle weight max: 23 tons    

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 Multipurpose Diesel Locomotives      

 C36-7i  
C36-7i is used as a multipurpose heavy freight locomotive for the Eesti raudtee. The American standard cab looks inside pretty spartan to Europeans, but the engine sound levels are incredibly low, except for the brake valve leaking the air into cabin with a loud noise. You can expect to see this locomotive usually waiting for the assignments in all the largest stations in Estonia.
   
Technical details for C36-7i  
Type: C36-7i    
Usage: Medium multipurpose locomotive  
Builder: General Electric Transportation Systems  
Production dates for the model: 1978 to 1985  
Numbers built: 599   
   
Users in Europe: Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways) 
Seen: Estonia 
   
Energy Source: Diesel engine 7FDL16     
Power output: 2680/2796 kW (3600/3750 Hp)   
Traction motors: DC 725AF
Tractive Effort:  
Braking effort on traction motors (dynamic braking): 
Wheel arrangement:  C-C 
   
Maximum operational speed where possible:  112 km/h (70 mph)   
   
Length:  m 
Heigth:
Width:      

Weight: 166 - 190 metric tons (366 - 420 000 lb)
Max axelweight: 32 metric tons !!! Way overweight for any European track


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 C30-7i  
C30-7i is the smaller brother for the C36-7i and used in similar assigments in Estonia. Currently it seems like there could be more use for them. With any smaller axle weight these locomotives would find home around the European tracks, but over 30 metric ton axle weight is far over the weight what the current networks can survive.
   
Technical details for C30-7i  
Type: C30-7i    
Usage: Medium multipurpose locomotive  
Builder: General Electric Transportation Systems  
Production dates for the model: 1976 to 1985  
Numbers built: 1137  
   
Users in Europe: Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways) 
Seen: Estonia 
   
Energy Source: Diesel engine 7FDL12     
Power output: 2237 kW (3000 Hp)   
Traction motors: DC 752
Tractive Effort:  
Braking effort on traction motors (dynamic braking): 
Wheel arrangement:  C-C 
   
Maximum operational speed where possible:  112 km/h (70 mph)   

Length:  m 
Heigth:
Width:      

Weight:  163 - 190 metric tons (359 - 420 000 lb)
Max axelweight: 32 metric tons !!! Way overweight for any European track

 
   
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 Diesel Switchers    

 ChME3 / ChME3T 


Picture: An Eesti Raudtee (EVR) ChME3 in Tarto Estonia. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo 2010.
 
Technical details for ChME3  
Type: ChME3 / ChME3T    
Usage: Medium switcher locomotive for local work   
Builder: CKD works in Czeckoslovakia   
Production dates for the model: 1960s to 1970s   
Numbers built: several thousand   
   
Users in Europe: Eesti Raudtee, Edelraudtee, RzD, ...  
Seen: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, ...  
   
Energy Source: Diesel engine ...     
Power output: 1000 kW (1350 Hp)   
Traction motors: DC 
Tractive Effort:  
Braking effort on traction motors (dynamic braking): 
Wheel arrangement:  C-C 
   
Maximum operational speed where possible:  95 km/h (60 mph)   

Length:  m 
Heigth:
Width:      

Weight:  123 metric tons ( lb)
Max axelweight: 21 metric tons
     

   

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 TEM2 / TEM3 
TEM2 and TEM3 are numerous and they can be found anywhere in the ex. Soviet territory. These locomotives looks very much like the origin, where the Soviets copied and altered them: an early Alco road switcher! Today, it's hard to find a TEM2 / TEM3 which would look like they originally did, all the units have been altered and some rebuilt since leaving the manufacturer Bryansk.     

Technical details for TEM2
Type: TEM2    
Usage: medium heavy switcher 
Builder: Bryansk
Production dates: prototypes 1960, production 1967 - 1989 
Numbers built: thousands  
Gauge: 1520 mm (5 ft)
 
Users: Eesti Raudtee EVR, RZD, Sillamäe Sadam, Spacecom, Transoil, ..., ...
Seen in: Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, probably much of the ex. Eastern Europe and anywhere where 1520 mm gauge is common.

Energy Source: Diesel fuel  
Engine: Penza PD1, 4 stroke 6 cylinder, turbocharged PD1M available from 1968
Power output: 880 kW ( Hp) at 750 rpm     
Transmission: Diesel electric DC  
Traction motors:  ETM EDT-340V>ED-104B-ED118A, 108 kW x 6  
Tractive Effort: 206 kN at slow speeds  
Wheel arrangement:  Co'Co'
Wheel diameter: 1050 mm

Maximum operational speed where possible:  100 km/h (62 mph)  

Length:  17 m 
Heigth:
Width:     

Weight:  120 - 125 metric tons  
Axle weight max: 20,6 tons  

Picture above: Tem2U from the Muuga Harbor just east of Tallinn in Estonia.
     
Picture below: This typical unit of the newer Tem2 production was found at the burning rock area in the northern Estonia.    

Technical details for TEM3
Type: TEM3 (the above picture TEM2 has a TEM3 carbody, bogies are slightly different)     
Usage: medium heavy switcher 
Builder: Bryansk
Production dates: prototypes 1979, production 1980 - 1986 
Numbers built: tens?    
Gauge: 1520 mm (5 ft)
 
Users: Some in Estonia, ...
Seen in: Russia, Estonia, ...

Energy Source: Diesel fuel  
Engine: Penza PD1M, 4 stroke 6 cylinder 
Power output: 880 kW ( Hp) at 750 rpm     
Transmission: Diesel electric DC  
Traction motors:  ETM ED118AU2, 105 kW x 6  
Tractive Effort: 200 kN  at slow speeds
Wheel arrangement:  Co'Co'
Wheel diameter: 1050 mm

Maximum operational speed where possible:  100 km/h (62 mph)  

Length:  17 m 
Heigth:
Width:     

Weight:  120 metric tons  
Axle weight max: 20 tons     

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 TGM4

 TGM6A
Coming soon...
     

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