TE33A

TE33A
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Electric Transportation, JSC Lokomotiv
Build date2009-present
Total produced276
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Prime moverGEVO 12-cylinder[1]
Engine typeDiesel engine
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (160 km/h for planned passenger version)
Career
OperatorsKTZ, Azerbaijan Railways, Ulaanbaatar Railway, Kyrgyz Railways, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Moldovan Railways, Ukrainian Railways

The TE33A (ТЭ33А) is a type of diesel locomotive developed by GE Transportation Systems for 1,520 mm gauge railways. It is part of the GE Evolution Series family.

Following the delivery of an initial 10 locomotives from GE's plant at Erie, Pennsylvania, in the US, TE33A locomotives are being assembled from kits by the JSC Lokomotiv subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy at a new factory in Astana which was opened by President Nursultan Nazarbayev on 3 July 2009.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "President opens Astana locomotive plant". Railway Gazette International. 6 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.