Baldwin 0-6-6-0 1000
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The Baldwin 0-6-6-0 1000/1 DE is a cab unit diesel-electric locomotive
built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
in 1945. The 0-6-6-0 1000/1 DEs were powered by an eight-cylinder
diesel engine
rated at 1000 hp, and rode on a pair of three-axle trucks in a C-C wheel arrangement. 30 of these models were built for Soviet Railways, today Russian Railways
, as Class Дб (transliterated as Class Db).
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works
The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally, and later in nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania. Although the company was very successful as a producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of...
in 1945. The 0-6-6-0 1000/1 DEs were powered by an eight-cylinder
Cylinder (engine)
A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels. Multiple cylinders are commonly arranged side by side in a bank, or engine block, which is typically cast from aluminum or cast iron before receiving precision machine work...
diesel engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
rated at 1000 hp, and rode on a pair of three-axle trucks in a C-C wheel arrangement. 30 of these models were built for Soviet Railways, today Russian Railways
Russian Railways
The Russian Railways , is the government owned national rail carrier of the Russian Federation, headquartered in Moscow. The Russian Railways operate over of common carrier routes as well as a few hundred kilometers of industrial routes, making it the second largest network in the world exceeded...
, as Class Дб (transliterated as Class Db).
Original buyers
| Railroad | Quantity | Road Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Railways | |
|
former US Army 2460–2489 |
| Totals | 30 |
SZD service
Allocated by Soviet railways (SZD, Sovetskie Zheleznye Dorogi) to Гудермес (Gudermes) depot on the Орджоникидзевской (Ordzhonikidzevskaya railway) and to Сухуми (Sukhumi) on the Закавказской (Trans-Caucasian railway). Five Дб locomotives were withdrawn from service between 1953 and 1959, the remainder in the 1960s except Дб-76 survived until winter 1981/1982 as a track maintenance locomotive stationed at Лихоборы (Likhobory).External links
- Baldwin DRS-6-4-660
- Soviet Railways type Db Russian language