6K electric locomotive

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The 6K is one of electric locomotive model in China national railway system, which purchased from Japan.

Developed and built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric. The design of 6K is based on ED75 and EF66 electric locomotives in Japan. It is the first locomotive with Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in China railway. Totally 85 6Ks were built between 1986 and 1987.

6K was one of the most reliable electric locomotives in China compared with SS1, SS2 and SS3 at the time of entering service. China later made SS7 locomotive with reference to the Tri-Bo wheel arrangement of 6K, the breakdown rate, however, was still high, until its modified version SS7B, SS7C and SS7D designed.

[edit] See also

  • SS7 electric locomotive

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