Red Flag 2000-class locomotive

Red Flag 2000
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Kim Chong-t'ae Works  North Korea Build date 1968
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Electric system(s) 3,000 V DC Current source Pantographs Couplers AAR knuckle
Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output 2,120 kW (2,840 hp)
Career Operators Korean State Railway Class 붉은기2000 Pulg'ŭn'gi-2000 Number in class ≥43 Numbers 2001-2043

The Red Flag 2000-class (Korean: 붉은기2000 Pulg'ŭn'gi-2000) is an electric locomotive built by the Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works for the Korean State Railway. They are used primarily for hauling non-express passenger trains on mainlines in North Korea;^[1] they are frequently seen on the P'yŏngŭi Line.

Internally, in terms of their electrical and mechanical components, the Red Flag 2000-class locomotives are based on the Red Flag 1-class, but with Bo-Bo wheel arrangement, riding on two-axle roller bearing bogies. The boxy body is of a hood-type design, with a cab at one end, external walkways around the long hood. They are generally operated with the long hood forward. Producing 2,120 kilowatts (2,840 hp), they entered service in 1968.^[2] At least 43 were built, numbered 붉은기2001 to 붉은기2043, and most are painted in the standard light blue over dark blue livery, though a few have been noted in the newer two-tone light green over dark green scheme. One locomotive, number 2015, carries special titles on the sides reading Chŏngju Sŏnyon-ho (정주소년호, "Chŏngju Youth-class"). This is a feature shared with rebuilt locomotives of the Red Flag 1 and Red Flag 2 classes, but it is not known if this means this unit has been rebuilt.

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