2TE25K

4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)Loco weight144 t (142 long tons; 159 short tons) per unit
288 t (283 long tons; 317 short tons) totalPrime mover2TE25K : D49 12CHN26/26

2TE25KM : 5D49 16CHN26/26 3TE25K2M : GEVO-12

2/3TE25K3M : 5D49 16CHN26/26Engine type4-stroke, V12 diesel

Performance figures
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output	2,500 kW (3,353 hp) per unit 5,000 kW (6,705 hp) total

Career
Number in class	502[1]
Nicknames	Peresvet

The 2TE25K is a main line two-unit diesel-electric locomotive, rated at 5,000 kW (6,705 hp). It is equipped with AC/DC transmission and is designed to haul freight trains on the Russian Federation lines RZD on the broad gauge.

2TE25K diesel locomotive has been used as the basis of the 2TE25A class main line two-unit diesel freight locomotive of the same power rating and featuring AC/AC transmission and collector traction motors.^[2]

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Тепловоз 3ТЭ25К^2М-0116

From 2017 to 2020, twelve triple-unit 3TE25K2M locomotives rated at 9,300 kW (12,500 hp) have been supplied. These are now the most powerful diesel locomotives on Russian railways.^[1]

See also

• The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
• Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
• Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
• History of rail transport in Russia

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