On Thursday 29th of October a new diesel locomotive will arrive at Jokioinen Museum Railway. The locomotive has been bought for the work train usage.
The locomotive is made in the USSR, Udmurtia, Kambark locomotive works in 1970. Hundreds of similar TU4-type diesel locomotives were built in years 1962-74. the locomotive bought by the Museum Railway Association has been in service in Lithuania. The locomotive was completely overhauled in Estonia and has for example a new engine.
The new 18 ton four axle TU4 locomotive will be used mainly on work trains and switching heavier steam locomotives and also as an emergency locomotive for the regular steam train traffic and hauler of special diesel hauled charter trains. The locomotive has total of 260 horse powers and its maximum speed is 50 km/h, so it is well fit for hauling heavy goods trains faster passenger trains.
In the beginning of 2009 the Museum Railway Association got a 10 000 euro grant from the Ministry of transportation and communications to buy and repair the locomotive. The project also required a lot of own funding and volunteer work of the Museum railway Association to be completed.
Download a press release (in Finnish) of the new locomotive.