M62 locomotive

Specifications
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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel–electric
Builder	Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Factory ; today: Luhansk (Ukraine)
Model	M62
Build date	1965-1990
Total produced	3,273

M62
M62
	M62 locomotive in Baranovichi, Belarus
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel–electric
Builder	Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Factory ; today: Luhansk (Ukraine)
Model	M62
Build date	1965-1990
Total produced	3,273
Configuration:;
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
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	1,472 kW (1,974 hp)
Tractive effort	314 kN (71,000 lbf)
Operators
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. Besides 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.