TEP70BS (ТЕП70БС-235), a new version of TEP70 with passenger train #052/51 is about to departure to Brest, Belarus from the Vitebsk railway terminal of St Petersburg, the very first rail terminal in Russia
TEP70BS (ТЭП70БС) - improved version of the Soviet TEP70 diesel passenger locomotive built by Kolomna Locomotive Works, Russia in seria from 2006 y. Today 356 ones were produced. Previous version, TEP70 were built from 1973 till 2006 in quantity of 576. Primary driver - 4000 hp (2942 kW) 4-stroke diesel 16ЧН26/26 (diesel-generator 2А-5Д49).
Name of new series - BS refers to Boris Konstantinovich Salambekov (December 25, 1907 - July 1, 1978), legendary chief of October railway division of Soviet Railways (it includes St Petersburg, all area of Leningrad region and main route St Petersburg - Moscow). In 1942 during WW2 and Siege of Leningrad by German and Finnish Nazi, B.K. Salambekov distinguished himself at the construction of new railway lines to the improvised ports at Ladoga Lake on "Big Land" (East coast of the lake under Soviet control) and from the Ladoga coast to the besieged Leningrad inside the encirclement ring. When in January 1943 the blockade of Leningrad was broken and a new railroad line was hastily laid along the narrow corridor south of Lake Ladoga, Boris Salambekov personally organized the movement of trains along it. This road has no example in the world history - for almost 20 kilometers the tracks were laid along the swamps parallel to the front line, within the reach of the enemy's field artillery, not to mention the long-range guns and aircraft. Thanks to the skilful leadership of Salambekov and the heroism of workers of the railroad the enemy was not able to put the October railroad out of operation even for a day. In 1943 Salambekov was given a special personal rank of "General-director of traction of the II rank", and in 1949 "General-director of traction of the I rank". Later after WW2 he ruled the Siberian divisions of the Soviet Railways.
TEP70BS (ТЕП70БС-235), a new version of TEP70 with passenger train #052/51 is about to departure to Brest, Belarus from the Vitebsk railway terminal of St Petersburg, the very first rail terminal in Russia
TEP70BS (ТЭП70БС) - improved version of the Soviet TEP70 diesel passenger locomotive built by Kolomna Locomotive Works, Russia in seria from 2006 y. Today 356 ones were produced. Previous version, TEP70 were built from 1973 till 2006 in quantity of 576. Primary driver - 4000 hp (2942 kW) 4-stroke diesel 16ЧН26/26 (diesel-generator 2А-5Д49).
Name of new series - BS refers to Boris Konstantinovich Salambekov (December 25, 1907 - July 1, 1978), legendary chief of October railway division of Soviet Railways (it includes St Petersburg, all area of Leningrad region and main route St Petersburg - Moscow). In 1942 during WW2 and Siege of Leningrad by German and Finnish Nazi, B.K. Salambekov distinguished himself at the construction of new railway lines to the improvised ports at Ladoga Lake on "Big Land" (East coast of the lake under Soviet control) and from the Ladoga coast to the besieged Leningrad inside the encirclement ring. When in January 1943 the blockade of Leningrad was broken and a new railroad line was hastily laid along the narrow corridor south of Lake Ladoga, Boris Salambekov personally organized the movement of trains along it. This road has no example in the world history - for almost 20 kilometers the tracks were laid along the swamps parallel to the front line, within the reach of the enemy's field artillery, not to mention the long-range guns and aircraft. Thanks to the skilful leadership of Salambekov and the heroism of workers of the railroad the enemy was not able to put the October railroad out of operation even for a day. In 1943 Salambekov was given a special personal rank of "General-director of traction of the II rank", and in 1949 "General-director of traction of the I rank". Later after WW2 he ruled the Siberian divisions of the Soviet Railways.