VL8

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ВЛ8
File:ВЛ8-459, Украина, Днепропетровская область, депо Нижнеднепровск-Узел (Trainpix 46509).jpg
VL8м-459 in the suburbs of Dnipro
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderFile:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Works, Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Build date1953, 1955–1967
Total produced1,722 + 1 VL8v
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B + B-B
 • UICBo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′[1]
Gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Wheel diameter1,200 mm (47.24 in)
Length27,520 mm (90 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Width3,106 mm (10 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Height5,080 mm (16 ft 8 in)
Loco weight180 tonnes (180 long tons; 200 short tons)
Electric system/s3 kV DC Catenary[1]
Current pickupPantograph
Traction motors8×TED НБ-406А
Loco brakeRegenerative
Performance figures
Maximum speedVL8: 80 km/h (50 mph)
VL8м: 100 km/h (62 mph)[1]
Career
OperatorsРЖД (RZhD), УЗ (UZ), Azerbaijan Railways, Georgian Railway
LocaleFile:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg SUN Soviet Union
File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS Russia
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan

The VL8 (Russian: ВЛ8)[2][1]is an electric two-unit mainline DC freight locomotive used in the Soviet Union, still operated today by the state-owned Russian rail company RZhD and Ukrainian Railways. The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin (Russian: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.

History

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The VL8 series was built as a replacement for the aging VL22м which, by 1953, no longer met Soviet rail requirements. The VL8s were manufactured at the Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Works (ТЭВЗ) between 1957–1967, as well as the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant.[3]

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See also

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References

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