Tep80 is produced in 1988 to 1989 year to Russian Kolomna factory. 2 locomotive built in this series. Lokomotiv Tep80-0002 is the world record holder for speed of locomotives. Record set driver Mankevičem Alexander Vasil'evich between Gateway-Doroshiha line of Petersburg-Moscow October 5, 1993 onwards and is 271 km/h, which can be seen on the body of the locomotive is currently in the Museum of railway transport at the former varshavsky station of St. Petersburg. The second locomotive, with a commemorative inscription, is located in the Novosibirsk Museum of railway technology.