M62 locomotive

M62
M62 locomotive in Baranovichi, Belarus
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Factory today: Luhansk (Ukraine) Model M62 Build date 1965-1990 Total produced 3,273
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge Driver dia. 1,050 mm (41.34 in) Wheelbase 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in), bogie centres Length 17.55 m (57 ft 7 in) Width 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) Height 4.493 m (14 ft 8.9 in) Axle load 19.3 t (19.0 long tons; 21.3 short tons) Loco weight 116.5 t (114.7 long tons; 128.4 short tons) Fuel type Diesel fuel Fuel capacity 3,900 L (860 imp gal; 1,000 US gal) Water cap. 950 L (210 imp gal; 250 US gal) Fuel consumption 340 kg/h (750 lb/h) Prime mover Kolomna 14D40 Engine type Diesel engine Cylinders V12 Transmission Diesel electric Loco brake Oerlikon Air Train brakes compress air brakes
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Power output 1,472 kW (1,974 hp) Tractive effort 314 kN (71,000 lbf)
Career Operators BCh, ČD, ČSD, DR, DBAG, MÁV, GySEV, PKP, RZhD, UZ, MTZ, KSR Class M62 (SZhD, RZhD, MÁV, GySEV, BCh, MTZ, UZ), 781 (ČSD, ČD), T 679.1 (ČSD), V200 (DR), 120 (DR), 220(DBAG), ST44 (PKP), K62 (KSR) Nicknames  POL Gagarin, Iwan  HUN Szergej  RUS Машка  GER Taigatrommel  CZE Sergej  BLR Муха  LTU Meška  PRK 신성, 금성

The M62 is a Soviet-built diesel locomotive for heavy freight trains, exported to many Eastern Bloc countries as well as to Cuba, North Korea and Mongolia. Beside the single locomotive M62 also twin versions 2M62 and three-section versions 3M62 have been built. A total number of 7,164 single sections have been produced, which have been used to build 5,231 single-, twin- and three-section locomotives.^[1]