Exhibits

Order from Hungary

The six-axle diesel locomotive M62 with direct current electric transmission was intended for use with freight trains. The first diesel locomotives of this series were created by order of the Hungarian People's Republic in 1964 for the normal gauge 1,435 mm. The dimensions of the diesel locomotive corresponded to the 02-T gauge used in European countries.

For export

For 23 years, in 1965–1988, the Voroshilovgrad plant built M62 diesel locomotives not only for Hungary, but also for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Polish People's Republic, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Cuba. In total, more than 3,000 locomotives of this type were constructed, including 723 diesel locomotives for domestic railways.

A special model

The DM62 diesel locomotive was constructed on the basis of the M62 diesel locomotive. This specialized version for operation as part of the combat railway missile system (BZhRK) was built in 1982-1994. The DM62 was distinguished by light shields, a filter-ventilation unit with gas mask ports, and other features. This modification was intended for domestic use only and was not exported. DM62 diesel locomotives were under the jurisdiction of the USSR Ministry of Defense.

Only 154

The DM62 was produced for a relatively short period — 12 years, although they outlived the country that produced them. A total of 154 diesel locomotives were produced in 1982-1994. In the 1980s the DM62 diesel locomotives, which had been in service with the BZhRK for about three years, were transferred from the Ministry of Defense to the public railways of the Ministry of Railways after the dismantling of their special equipment. After the collapse of the USSR and the gradual curtailment of the railway missile basing program, this process continued. After the disbandment of the BZhRK, all the diesel locomotives were transferred to public roads and industrial enterprises.

A Rare Exhibit

The DM62-1731 diesel locomotive was built in 1983 at the Voroshilovgrad (now — Lugansk) October Revolution Diesel Locomotive Plant. The serial number of the locomotive is 4891. This is one of the very same 154 locomotives built for the BZhRK. It arrived at the museum from the Khvoynaya depot of the October Railway in July 2006.

Historical context

In addition to other wheel sets, each bogie was equipped with four brake cylinders instead of two, as for Soviet railways.

601 locomotives were delivered to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic under the designation T679.1 for the 1,435 mm gauge and T679.5 (25 units) for operation on the 1,524 mm gauge in the areas bordering the USSR. Later, the designation system was changed, and they received new series - 781. 599 locomotives worked on Czechoslovak Railways, two locomotives on the 1,524 mm gauge were delivered to the East Slovak Iron and Steel Works (T679.5026) in Kosice and the Vojany Power Plant (T679.5027). The last delivered locomotive 781.600 is preserved in the Museum of Czech Roads. Today, all locomotives of this series have been decommissioned. For Czechoslovakia, this was the most widespread series of diesel locomotives on the railways.

Diesel locomotive M62-1 belongs to the Central Museum of Railway Transport.