The steam locomotive class 52 no. 036 was built at “Henschel & Sohn GmbH” works in Kassel, Germany in 1942. Builders number - 26954. In 1947 it was incorporated into the USSR Ministry of Communication stock and adapted to 1524 mm track. It was in operation in the sections of Rezekne, Riga and Jelgava depots. In 1990 the locomotive was withdrawn from the stock and in 1998 it was moved to the museum area.

52 class locomotives production started in 1942 for military reasons and was going on till 1951 at the factories on the territories of Germany, France, Poland and Check. The first German experimental model of Kriegslokomotive was produced on September 12, 1942. Totally there were built 6719 locomotives. After the Second World War up to 2700 this type locomotives operated on the territory of the USSR. In 1952 it was titled as class ТЭ, but old numeration was saved. The Soviet Union used the locomotives on all the territory, but mainly they were used on the western boundaries: on Baltic, Byelorussian, Ukraine railways. In 1960th its operation on mainline railways ends. Further the locomotives were used in shunting; on industrial railways and as stationary steam boilers. 52 class locomotives were in operation in Latvia from 1943 till 1985.

ТЭП60-1206. The locomotive intended for passengers transportation, has been built in 1984 in Russia at Kolomna machine-building factory. In the same year the locomotive has came in order of Zasulauks locomotive depot of the Baltic railway. Then it was handed to Riga locomotive depot. There it had been in operation till 1995.

ТЭП60 (60th years passenger diesel locomotive with electrical transmission), class locomotives, total number 1241, had been built from 1960 till 1985. They were equipped with made on the Kolomna factory 11Д45 2-stroke V-16 diesel engine. Its main generator can supply six traction motors which with the gear unit help are connected each to its wheel pair.

Locomotives of this class on the main lines of the Soviet Union railways have replaced steam locomotives and became the most widely used locomotive of passengers transportations in 1960th - 80th years. Latvia used this type of locomotives from 1963 till 1995.

TЭ3-7593. Both sections of the locomotive – „A” and „B” were made in Ukraine in 1972 on Voroshilovgrad (Lugansk) diesel locomotives machine-building factory. The locomotive in the same year has entered in order of Daugavpils locomotive depot of the Baltic railway. It was withdrawn from inventory of Latvian Railway in 1994.

ТЭ3 (the third type of diesel locomotive with electrical transmission) class locomotives, total number 13 595, produced since year 1953 up to 1973 on three factories of the USSR - in Harkov, Kolomna and Lugansk. Each section is equipped with the 2-stroke, 10-cylinder 2Д100 class diesel engine made at the Harkov factory named by Malishev. It’s main generator supplied by electrical power six traction motors. It is possible to use each locomotive section in an independent mode though in that case it is necessary to turn it around on the end station as the section is equipped with only one driver cab. On the main lines of the Soviet railways locomotives of this class have replaced steam locomotives and became most widely used locomotives for freight service in 1960-ties – 1980-ties. In Latvia locomotives of this class were used from 1967 till 1991 in Daugavpils and Riga locomotive depots.

ВЛ26-005. The overhead/battery-powered locomotive was built in Ukraine in 1967 at Dņepropetrovsk electro locomotive building works. It was used on shunting and for hauling of local freight trains in Riga zone, as well as on electrified and non electrified tracks. ВЛ26-005 was withdrawn from Latvian Railways stock in 1995. It has been refurbished at Zasulauks depot and handed to the museum in 1998.

ВЛ26 – the series named by Vladimir Lenin, the project of 26th type locomotives was held by Public design office of scientifically technical association of the Baltic Railway in Riga. In 1966 – 67th in Dņepropetrovsk were built 10 units of this class locomotives. Six of them operated in Latvia. These locomotives have no analogue in the USSR locomotives building history. Its appearance is the result of large scale experiments in the field of accumulator traction, which were held only on Baltic Railways.

The Shunting Diesel Locomotive ТЭМ2-1000. It was constructed in 1971 in Russia at Bryansk diesel locomotives machine-building factory. It was used for shunting works in Daugavpils locomotive depot, serving railway junctions. It was written off from the Latvian Railway in 1995.

ТЭМ2 (the shunting diesel locomotive of the second type with electric control) the serial locomotive of various updating, total more than 9000 units, have been built from 1960 till 2000. In the process of manufacture the basic model was modernized several times, with giving to the locomotive of corresponding indexes. The locomotive ЭМ2-1000 is equipped with ПД1М four-cycle six cylinder diesel engine with charging turbine set, made on Penza diesel building factory. Its main working generator can supply with the electric power six traction electric motors which with the gear unit help are connected each to its pair wheels.

In Latvia locomotives of ТЭМ2 series were used till 1968. Originally they have replaced steam locomotives in Daugavpils and Rezekne on railway junctions, were used on other junctions and access roads of the enterprises later.

Now some machines of ТЭМ2 series are used for repair of a rail way and for service of repair technical equipment.

ТГМ3^Б-2804. The machine was built in 1970 at Ljudinov diesel locomotives building factory. It served on Jelgava, Ventspls and Liepaja depot sites. The locomotive was withdrawn from inventory of Latvian Railway on 1994.

ТГМ3 (the third type of shunting diesel locomotives with hydraulic transmission) is serial locomotive, the total number – 3477, has been built from 1959 till 1977. There were made several modifications during production period, the last modification has index «Б». Leningrad factory “Zvezda” produced 4-stroke V-12 supercharged diesel engines of M753Б class for these ТГМ3Б class machines. The УГП 750/2Т class hydrolic transmission built on Kaluga machine-building factory.

ТГМ3 class locomotives were used in Latvia from year 1967. At first they replaced steam locomotives in Daugavpils and Rezekne railway junctions. Further apart of shunting the locomotives were used for light freight and even passenger trains. This class machines were widely used on different enterprises and in harbors. Also now some of ТГМ3 class machines are used in Latvia.

Locomotive ТГМ1-532 with “Voith” hydraulic transmission. It was built in 1960 in Russia at F.Dzerzinskij factory in Murom. Served in Riga sea harbor, at Riga shipyard and asphalt plant “Burzava” till year 2000. The machine is in the museum exposition since year 2003. Not refurbished.

ТГМ1 (the first type shunting diesel locomotive with hydraulic transmission) are serial locomotives, total number – 3368, have been built from year 1956 till 1972. They were equipped with produced at Barnaul factory 1Д12-400 type 4–stroke V-12 cylinder diesel engines. As a rule these locomotives were equipped with produced at Murom factory ГП-400 type hydraulic transmissions, though some of machines were equipped with much more reliable transmission devices produced at Austrian company “Voith”.

ТГМ1 class locomotives were built for industrial enterprises took the place of more complicate and less reliable steam locomotives. These class locomotives were widely used in Latvia during 1960-ties – 1980-ties. The locomotive ТГМ1-532 is the last one.

TГK2-5999. It was built in 1981 in Russia at Kaluga machine building factory. The machine was on operation on Jelgava locomotive depot. It was withdrawn from inventory of Latvian Railway in 1994. The locomotive is partly refurbished.

ТГК2 (the second type of Kaluga factory’s diesel locomotive with hydro mechanical transmission) is serial locomotive, the production starts in 1959 and they were still produced! There were built more than 9000 of these class locomotives. 4-stroke, 6-cylinder У1Д6-250ТК type supercharged diesel engines for this locomotive class made at Sverdlovsk factory. Force moment to wheel pairs was transmitted by hydro-mechanical transmission unit, which consists of step-up reducer unit, hydro transformer and gearbox. All that provided the movement in two modes: more power and slower speed in shunting mode and vice versa in train traction mode.

ТГК2 class locomotives are meant for operating on small enterprises branch-lines, as well as railway’s maintenance machines support. It is possible to find these class locomotives on several enterprises in Latvia now.

М2^К15-885. The petrol shunter has been built in 1950 in Russia at Kaluga machine-building factory. Till 1990-ties it worked on one of industrial objects in Riga. In 2003 the company SIA “Prodimpekss loģistikas grupa” presented the shunter to the museum.

Class М2К15 (15 ton two axel motor shunter of Kaluga factory) shunter is the serial one, and has been built from 1947 till 1959. In total there were built more than four thousand such units. Mainly they intended for service of branch-lines of the small and average enterprises though some of them were used on the state railway, in shunting.

The motor shunter design is taken from a lorry. Serial six cylinder petrol engine ЗИС-120 and five-gear box are mounted on it. To assure the movement in both directions there is mounted reverser, which protruding shaft with drive shaft help is connected to both shunter wheel pairs.