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8G
File:Nevz8g1.jpeg
8G-100
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderNEVZ  SUN
Build date1987-1990
Total produced100
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length34.520 m (113.25 ft)(between coupler centers)
Width3.156 m (10.35 ft)
Height3.850 m (12.63 ft)
Adhesive weight23 t (22.6 long tons; 25.4 short tons)
Loco weight184 t (181.1 long tons; 202.8 short tons)
Electric system/s25 kV AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Career
OperatorsChina Railway
Numbers8G-001-8G-100

The 8G is a Soviet-built electric locomotive used in China. It is developed and built by Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant. The design of 8G is based on Soviet Railway VL80S electric locomotives. It is a kind of locomotives with Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo wheel arrangement used in China.[1]

8G Electric Locomotive is an eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive which based on two four-axle locomotives connected.

Preservation

  • 8G-002: is preserved at the China Railway Museum
  • 8G-076: is preserved at Taiyuan Locomotive Depot, Taiyuan Railway Bureau

See also

References

  1. ^ Электровозы НЭВЗа хорошо зарекомендовали себя на...
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