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VL85
Type and origin
Builder
Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Build date
1983 - 1994
Total produced
270
Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC
Bo'Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'Bo'
Gauge
1,524 mm (5 ft) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Wheel diameter
1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)
Minimum curve
125 m (410 ft)
Length
45.00 m (147 ft 8 in)
Height
5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Loco weight
288 t (283 long tons; 317 short tons)
Electric system/s
25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)
Pantograph
Traction motors
12×НБ-514 (en: NB-514)
Loco brake
Regenerative
Performance figures
Maximum speed
110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output
9,360 kW (12,550 hp) Continuous 10,020 kW (13,440 hp) Short Term
Career
Operators
РЖД (RZhD)
Nicknames
бык (Ox)
Locale
Russia Soviet Union
The VL85 (Russian: ВЛ85) is a Soviet (and later Russian) built electric mainline freight locomotive manufactured at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ) and designed under the management of V.Ya.Sverdlov (ru:В.Я.Свердлов).[1]
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