China Railways 8G

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	34.520 m (113.25 ft)(between coupler centers)
Width	3.156 m (10.35 ft)
Height	3.850 m (12.63 ft)
Adhesive weight	23 t (22.6 long tons; 25.4 short tons)
Loco weight	184 t (181.1 long tons; 202.8 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	NEVZ SUN
Build date	1987–1990
Total produced	100

8G
8G
	8G-061
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	NEVZ SUN
Build date	1987–1990
Total produced	100
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	34.520 m (113.25 ft)(between coupler centers)
Width	3.156 m (10.35 ft)
Height	3.850 m (12.63 ft)
Adhesive weight	23 t (22.6 long tons; 25.4 short tons)
Loco weight	184 t (181.1 long tons; 202.8 short tons)
Electric system/s	25 kV AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	6,400 kW (8,600 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	China Railway
Numbers	8G-001-8G-100

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The 8G^[i] 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 VL80^S electric locomotives. It is a kind of locomotive with Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement used in China.^[1]

8G Electric Locomotive is an eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive that is based on two four-axle locomotives connected.^[2]

Preservation

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

References

^ 8-8 axles;G-Silicon rectifier(Chinese:硅整流; Pinyin:Guī zhěngliú)

^ "Электровозы НЭВЗа хорошо зарекомендовали себя на..." Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
^ China Railways 8G profile on TrainNets

[1] 8-8 axles;G-Silicon rectifier(Chinese:硅整流; Pinyin:Guī zhěngliú)

[2] "Электровозы НЭВЗа хорошо зарекомендовали себя на..." Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

[3] China Railways 8G profile on TrainNets

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Preservation

See also

References