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VL10
VL10-582, Novosibirsk Oblast
Type and origin
Power type
Electric
Builder
Soviet Union Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Works, Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Build date
1961–2005
Total produced
2,881
Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR
B-B + B-B
• UIC
Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Gauge
1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Wheel diameter
1,250 mm (49.21 in)
Length
2×16,420 mm (53 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Width
3,160 mm (10 ft 4+3⁄8 in)
Height
5,121 mm (16 ft 9+5⁄8 in)
Loco weight
VL10: 184 tonnes (181 long tons; 203 short tons) VL10U: 200 tonnes (200 long tons; 220 short tons)
Electric system/s
3 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)
Pantograph
Traction motors
8×TED TL-2
Loco brake
Regenerative
Performance figures
Maximum speed
100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output
6,165 hp (4,597 kW)
Career
Operators
РЖД (RZhD), Ukrainian Railways, Georgian Railway
Locale
SUN Soviet Union RUS Russia Ukraine Armenia Georgia Azerbaijan
The VL10 (ru: ВЛ10)[1][2] is an electric two-unit mainline DC freight locomotive used in the Soviet Union and is still operated today by the state owned Russian rail company RZhD, Ukrainian Railways and Georgian Railway. The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
^Johnston, Howard & Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. Harper Collins Publishers. p. 327. ISBN 0-06-081895-6.
^"RZD DC electric locomotives at www.railfaneurope.net". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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