VL11
VL11 [1] | |
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VL11M-227 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Electric |
Builder | Tbilisi electric locomotive builder plant (Тбилисский электровозостроительный завод) |
Build date | 1975- |
Total produced | 1338 |
Specifications | |
Gauge |
1,524 mm (5 ft) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge |
Locomotive weight | 184 t (181 long tons; 203 short tons) |
Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC Catenary |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Power output |
4,600 kW (6,200 hp) Continuous, 5,360 kW (7,190 hp) Short Term |
Career | |
Operator(s) | РЖД (RZhD), УЗ (UZ), Georgian Railway |
Locale |
Russia Soviet Union Ukraine Georgia Template:Country data AZN Azerbaijan |
The VL11 Russian: ВЛ11 is an electric mainline DC freight and passenger locomotive, built in Georgia, used in Russia and Ukraine.
The ВЛ11 are built in two-section units, but can be built with three or four sections working with multi-tier technology.[2] The three-section units have 12-axles, regenerative brakes and can haul loads up to 59,250 kg. They have an output of 8,040 kW.[3]
The Ukrainian State Railway Administration (Ukrzaliznytsia) has upgraded their VL11 locomotives; starting in 2012, they plan to upgrade 20 a year. The upgrade will extend the operating life of each locomotive by 15 years, and it represents only 28% of the cost of a new electric locomotive.[4]
See also
- The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal, Moscow
- Rizhsky Rail Terminal, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
- Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
- History of rail transport in Russia
References
- ↑ Электровоз ВЛ11М on http://www.tevz.ru/ (in Russian)
- ↑ "Georgian Locomotives Manufacturer Factory JSC". www.glmf.ge. Georgian Locomotives Manufacturer Factory. 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ↑ Cirakadze, G I (1976). "TREHSEKCIONNYJ GRUZOVOJ ELEKTROVOZ VL 11 S REKUPERATIVNYM TORMOZENIEM (THE THREE-UNIT VL 11 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE FOR FREIGHT TRAINS, WITH REGENERATIVE BRAKES)". Elektriceskaja i Teplovoznaja Tjaga (in Russian) 20 (7): 32–33. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "UKRZALIZNYTSIA UPGRADING TRACTION ROLLING STOCK". www.uz.gov.ua. UKRZALIZNYTSIA. 2012-08-22. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
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