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China Railways SS3

SS3
China Railways SS3 6088 20150927.jpg
SS3-6088, Liuzhou, September 2015.
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Datong Electric Locomotive Works
Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works
Ziyang Locomotive Works
Model SS3
Build date 1978-2006
Total produced 1410
Specifications
UIC class Co'Co
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Wheelbase 4,300 mm (14 ft 1 in)
Length 20,200 mm (66 ft 3 in) (between coupler centers)
Width 3,100 mm (10 ft 2 in)
Height 4,700 mm (15 ft 5 in) ± 50 mm (2.0 in)
Axle load 23 t (22.6 long tons; 25.4 short tons)
Electric system(s) 25 kV AC Catenary
Current collection Pantograph
Transmission AC - DC
Performance figures
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output 4,320 kW (5,790 hp)
Tractive effort 470 kN (110,000 lbf) (starting)
317.8 kN (71,400 lbf) (continuous)
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Datong Electric Locomotive Works
Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works
Ziyang Locomotive Works
Model SS3
Build date 1978-2006
Total produced 1410
Specifications
UIC class Co'Co
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Wheelbase 4,300 mm (14 ft 1 in)
Length 20,200 mm (66 ft 3 in) (between coupler centers)
Width 3,100 mm (10 ft 2 in)
Height 4,700 mm (15 ft 5 in) ± 50 mm (2.0 in)
Axle load 23 t (22.6 long tons; 25.4 short tons)
Electric system(s) 25 kV AC Catenary
Current collection Pantograph
Transmission AC - DC
Performance figures
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output 4,320 kW (5,790 hp)
Tractive effort 470 kN (110,000 lbf) (starting)
317.8 kN (71,400 lbf) (continuous)

The Shaoshan 3 (Chinese: 韶山三) is a type of electric locomotive used on the People's Republic of China's national railway system. This locomotive was the third Chinese electric main line locomotive, built by the Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works. The power supply was industrial-frequency single-phase AC, and the axle arrangement Co-Co.

SS3s have been manufactured by several companies:

SS3-0001 in China Railway Museum

Two SS3s in Guiyang Locomotive Depot, Chengdu Railway Bureau

SS3-0637 in Guiyang Locomotive Depot, Chengdu Railway Bureau

Liuzhou Railway Vacational Technical College's SS3-0450

SS3-6058 in Liucheng Railway Station

SS3-0325's Bogie



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