TE33A

TE33A
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel–electric
BuilderGeneral Electric Transportation, JSC Lokomotiv
Build date2009-present
Total produced310
Specifications
Configuration:
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Gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Prime moverGEVO 12-cylinder
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.

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