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2TE70
🇷🇺 Russia ·built by Kolomna Locomotive Works· from 2004· class of Russian 8000hp Co′Co′+Co′Co′ diesel-electric locomotives
5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2ТЭ70-007: BLOG· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 2TE70-009: BLOG· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 2TE70-008 with freight train: BLOG· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. TEP70-0118 coupled with 2TE70 section: BLOG· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. TEP70-0440 and 2TE70 back: BLOG· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 2TE70 is a Russian main line dual unit freight diesel locomotive, rated at 5,884 kW (7,891 hp). It has AC/DC transmission and individual axle traction control and is designed to haul freight trains on the Russian Federation lines RŽD with 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge. The 2ТE70 Freight diesel locomotive with two six-axle sections shares main parts with the TEP70 and TEP70BS passenger diesel locomotives.
who runs it
base stats
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 22 years ago, in 2004.
- 5.9 MW is about 69 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 24 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2004–2007
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- builders
- Kolomna Locomotive Works
- operators
- Russian Railways
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 5.9 MW
- gauge
- 1,520 mm Russian broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co-Co+Co-Co
- weight
- 141 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q210266, Wikipedia: 2TE70 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.