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2TE25A

🇷🇺 Russia ·built by Transmashholding· from 2006· diesel locomotive

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 2ТЭ25А-028: Nesterov.O.A· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070103 209 (50999283189): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
3. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070103 211 (50999283134): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
4. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070731 027 (51015019645): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
5. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070731 028 (50999283019): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
6. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070731 042 (51015019535): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
7. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070731 045 (51084300757): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
8. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070731 046 (50999282899): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
9. RZD 2TE25A-001 20070731 047 (50999282809): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
10. 2TE25A-001: Трансмашхолдинг· Attribution

what is it?

The 2TE25A Is a main line two-unit diesel freight locomotive, rated at 5,000 kW (6,705 hp), with AC/AC transmission and individual axle traction control, is designed to haul freight trains on the Russian Federation lines RŽD with the broad gauge. 2TE25A diesel locomotive has been configured on the basis of the previously developed 2TE25K class Peresvet main line two-unit diesel freight locomotive of the same power rating and featuring AC/DC transmission and collector traction motors.

who runs it

Russian Railways Türkmendemirýollary

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 5 MWpower output
weight 144 tin working order
built 52made 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 20 years ago, in 2006.
5 MW is about 59 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: 2006
number built: 52
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇷🇺 Russia
builders: Transmashholding, Bryansk Machine-Building Plant
operators: Russian Railways, Türkmendemirýollary
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 5 MW
gauge: 1,520 mm Russian broad gauge
wheel arrangement: 2×(Co-Co)
weight: 144 t
nicknames: Vityaz

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

Sources: Wikidata Q746105, Wikipedia: 2TE25A (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.