These units typically feature updated electronics, improved control systems, and often a distinctive red-and-grey or blue livery depending on the operator.
The 2TE116, nicknamed "The Humpback" or "Phantomas," was designed in the late 1960s at the Luhanskteplovoz factory in Ukraine. Download 2TE116KZhD zip
: It is a two-section mainline freight locomotive featuring a 16-cylinder, four-stroke V-shaped diesel engine (model 1A-5D49). These units typically feature updated electronics
: Typically outputting around 3,060 horsepower (approx. 2,250 kW) per section, it was built to pull heavy cargo across vast, challenging terrains. improved control systems
2TE116: Soviet mainline two-section freight diesel locomotive
The "K" in denotes a modernized version (often "Kapitalno-otremontirovannyy" or capitalized/overhauled).