TEP80

The TEP80 is a Soviet diesel locomotive produced in 1988–1989. Only two locomotives were built.

History and design

The principal designer was V. Khlebnikov; the locomotive utilised an 8-axle articulated design within a single locomotive body, two sets of main bogies each of four axles articulated in a Bo-Bo arrangement.
It is claimed that Unit TEP80-0002 holds the world speed record for a diesel railed vehicle having reached on 5 October 1993. This record has not been verified by any independent witness. In 2007, the machine was transferred from the Russian Railway research institute to the October railway museum in Saint Petersburg.