Soviet locomotive class E el-2

what is it?

The E el-2 (Cyrillic script: Ээл2) was a Soviet diesel–electric locomotive designed by Yury Lomonosov and built in Germany. The work was started by Hohenzollern Locomotive Works in Germany, but for political reasons it was later transferred to Maschinenfabrik Esslingen. The locomotive was completed in 1924 and in January 1925 it was transferred to the USSR and presented to the press and officials.

base stats

• power 883 kWpower output
• built 1made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 102 years ago, in 1924.
• 🚗883 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built

1924

retired

1954

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Diesel–electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Hohenzollern Locomotive Works, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

top speed

—

power

883 kW

gauge

1,520 mm Russian broad gauge

wheel arrangement

2-10-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.