Jump to content

ALCO RSD-1: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→Soviet locos: expand section
→Soviet locos: add pic
Line 43: Line 43:


===Soviet locos===
===Soviet locos===
[[File:DieselLoco te5.jpg|thumb|left|Diesel locomotive TE5-20-032 in the Railway Museum in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia]]
The Soviet-built TE1 (ТЭ1) was almost identical to the Alco product but locomotives after #TE1-20-122 had 41.5 inch, instead of 40 inch wheels. The TE2 (ТЭ2) was a twin-unit version of the TE1. The TE5 (ТЭ5) was a cold climate version of the TE1. The cab was extended to provide covered access to the engine inspection doors and a boiler was added to keep the cab warm when the engine was not running.
The Soviet-built TE1 (ТЭ1) was almost identical to the Alco product but locomotives after #TE1-20-122 had 41.5 inch, instead of 40 inch wheels. The TE2 (ТЭ2) was a twin-unit version of the TE1. The TE5 (ТЭ5) was a cold climate version of the TE1. The cab was extended to provide covered access to the engine inspection doors and a boiler was added to keep the cab warm when the engine was not running.
<ref name="Westwood">{{cite book|last=Westwood|first=J.N.|title=Soviet Railways Today|year=1963|publisher=Ian Allan|location=London|page=71}}</ref>
<ref name="Westwood">{{cite book|last=Westwood|first=J.N.|title=Soviet Railways Today|year=1963|publisher=Ian Allan|location=London|page=71}}</ref>

Revision as of 10:38, 21 August 2015

ALCO RSD-1
Former US Army ALCO RSD-1, now owned by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Donated from the Eglin Air Force Base Railroad when that operation was abandoned.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
ModelRSD-1
Build dateNovember 1942 – May 1946
Total produced150
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • AARC-C
 • UICCo'Co'
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) – Russia
Length55 ft 5+3⁄4 in (16.91 m)
Width10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Height14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
Loco weight247,500 lb (112,300 kg)
Fuel capacity1,000 US gal (830 imp gal; 3,800 L)
Prime moverALCO 539T
Engine typeStraight-6 Four-stroke diesel
AspirationTurbocharger
Displacement9,572 cu in (157 L)
GeneratorDC generator
Traction motorsDC traction motors
Cylinders6
Cylinder size12+1⁄2 in × 13 in (318 mm × 330 mm)
TransmissionElectric
Loco brakeStraight air
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed65 mph (105 km/h)
Power output1,000 hp (750 kW)
Tractive effort40,425 lbf (179,820 N)
Career
LocaleNorth America, Soviet Union Iran
Former Soviet Railways Да20-09 (Da20-09) on exhibit at the railway museum in former Varshavsky terminal -- Saint Petersburg, Russia. Originally built by ALCO as a model RSD-1 in 1944 and exported to the USSR.

The ALCO RSD-1 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO). This model was a road switcher type rated at 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) and rode on three-axle trucks, having a C-C wheel arrangement. It was often used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-1, though the six-motor design allowed better tractive effort at lower speeds, as well as a lower weight-per-axle. It was developed to meet the Soviet demands of a locomotive with a lower axle load.[1] On the other hand, due to the traction generator and appurtenant control apparatus being sized for four axles and yet having two additional powered axles, it had poorer performance at higher speeds.[1]

Variations

There were three different specifications issued that covered the RSD-1 model; E1645 and E1646 were for wartime production for the US Army, while E1647 was a post-war order for the Mexican National Railways (Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México).

Soviet Union

Alco locos

Seventy of the RSD-1s were shipped overseas to the Soviet Union in 1945 during World War II, as part of the Allied war effort. They were classed there as the Soviet Railways Да20 (Da20) class, also known after 1947 just as ДА (D for Diesel, A for Alco and 20 for axle load in tons).[1] These locomotives were also used on the Trans-Iranian Railway. The Soviets subsequently kept many of the RSD-1s after the war, adopting the design to form the basis of their own line of diesel locomotives TE1, TEM1 and TEM2. A dozen RSD-1s were sunk en route to the Soviet Union when the ship they were on was torpedoed by a German U-boat. According to Russian sources, 68 RSD-1 were received, and only two (Да20-41 and Да20-50) sunk on the way.[1] Some were still in service in the 1980s.[1]

Soviet locos

Diesel locomotive TE5-20-032 in the Railway Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Soviet-built TE1 (ТЭ1) was almost identical to the Alco product but locomotives after #TE1-20-122 had 41.5 inch, instead of 40 inch wheels. The TE2 (ТЭ2) was a twin-unit version of the TE1. The TE5 (ТЭ5) was a cold climate version of the TE1. The cab was extended to provide covered access to the engine inspection doors and a boiler was added to keep the cab warm when the engine was not running. [2]

US Army

The first 13 RS-1s were requisitioned by the US Army, returned to ALCO and rebuilt to RSD-1s #8000-8012 for use on the Trans Iranian Railroad. This effort was to supply the Soviet Union. See the RS-1 article for the identity of the first 13 RSD-1s.

Original owners

Specification E1645

Railroad Quantity Road Numbers Notes
United States Army
13
 8000–8012

Persian Gulf Command, Iran

United States Army
44
 8013–8056

Specification E1646

Railroad Quantity Road Numbers Notes
United States Army
30
 8600–8629 to Soviet Railways Да20-1 to Да20-30
United States Army
11
 8630–8640 lost in U-boat attack
United States Army
8
 8641–8648 to Soviet Railways Да20-31 to Да20-38
United States Army
1
 8649 lost in U-boat attack
United States Army
30
 8650-8679
United States Army
20
 8680–8699 to Soviet Railways Да20-39 to Да20-58

Specification E1647

Railroad Quantity Road Numbers Notes
Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
6
 5700–5705

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rakov, V.A. Lokomotivy otechestvennyh zheleznyh dorog 1845-1955, Moscow, 1995, ISBN 5-277-00821-7 Template:Icon ru, p. 371-372.
  2. ^ Westwood, J.N. (1963). Soviet Railways Today. London: Ian Allan. p. 71.
  3. ^ http://scaletrainsclub.com/board/download/file.php?id=55008&sid=e25a9b2a6cd75ffc669ffdc4982a61f3&mode=view
Wikimedia Commons has media related to ALCO RSD-1 locomotives.

Another RSD-1 roster with build dates http://www.thedieselshop.us/Alco_RSD1.HTML

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=ALCO_RSD-1&oldid=677136541"