The invention discloses a locomotive for a suspended type track system. The locomotive comprises a vehicle body (11) and walking mechanisms on both sides of the vehicle body (11), wherein the walkingmechanisms on the both sides can be switched to walk when tracks are changed. According to the locomotive for the suspended type track system, by switching the two walking mechanisms, a front vehiclecan follow a rear vehicle when the tracks are changed, the front vehicle and the rear vehicle only need to reserve a safe distance of several meters according to requirements, and thus the operation efficiency is greatly improved.