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Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co’Co’+Co’Co’
Gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Wheel diameter	1,050 mm (41.34 in)
Loco weight	2 x 126 t (124 long tons; 139 short tons)
Prime mover	2 x Kharkiv 2D100
RPM range	Max. 850 rpm
Engine type	opposed-piston two-stroke diesel engines
Transmission	Diesel-electric

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Kolomna Locomotive Works; Luhanskteplovoz; Kharkiv Locomotive Factory
Build date	1953-1973

TE3 diesel locomotive
TE3 diesel locomotive
	TE3-1001 at St Petersburg railway museum in 2002
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Kolomna Locomotive Works; Luhanskteplovoz; Kharkiv Locomotive Factory
Build date	1953-1973
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co’Co’+Co’Co’
Gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Wheel diameter	1,050 mm (41.34 in)
Loco weight	2 x 126 t (124 long tons; 139 short tons)
Prime mover	2 x Kharkiv 2D100
RPM range	Max. 850 rpm
Engine type	opposed-piston two-stroke diesel engines
Transmission	Diesel-electric
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	Engine: 2 x 1,470 kW (1,970 hp; 2,000 PS)
Number in class
Career
Number in class	6808 pairs; 13,617 units
Numbers	001—598; 1001—1404; 2001—7805

The ТE3 (Russian: ТЭ3; Ukrainian: ТЕ3) is a Soviet diesel-electric locomotive, built in Russia and Ukraine to 1520 mm gauge. It is a two-unit Co’Co’+Co’Co’ machine. Total diesel power is 2,940 kW (3,940 hp; 4,000 PS). They were built from 1953 to 1973.^[1]

Powertrain

The TE3 is powered by two Kharkiv 2D100 prime movers. Power output of each engine is 1,470 kW (1,970 hp; 2,000 PS). Transmission is diesel electric.

Numbering

Each pair of locomotives was numbered: 001–598, 1001–1404, 2001–7805, making a total of 6807 pairs or 13,614 units. The information box shows 6808 pairs and 13,617 units. The reason for the discrepancy is not known. Possibly 3 spare units were built to cover for failures.