VL10-582 in the suburbs of Tomsk
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Type and origin | |
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Power type | Electric |
Builder |
Soviet Union Tblisi Electric Locomotive Works, Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant |
Build date | 1961–2005 |
Total produced | 2,881 |
Specifications | |
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AAR wheel arr. | B-B + B-B |
UIC class. | Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ |
Gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) Russian gauge |
Wheel diameter | 1,250 mm (49.21 in) |
Length | 2×16,420 mm (53 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
Width | 3,160 mm (10 ft 4 3⁄8 in) |
Height | 5,121 mm (16 ft 9 5⁄8 in) |
Loco weight | VL10: 184 tonnes (181 long tons; 203 short tons) VL10U: 200 tonnes (200 long tons; 220 short tons) |
Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC Catenary |
Current collection | Pantograph |
Traction motors | 8×TED TL-2 |
Loco brake | Regenerative |
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Power output | 6,165 hp (4,597 kW) |
Career | |
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Operators | РЖД (RZhD), Ukrainian Railways |
Locale |
SUN Soviet Union RUS Russia Ukraine Armenia Georgia Azerbaijan |
The VL10 (ru: ВЛ10) is an electric two-unit mainline DC freight locomotive used in the Soviet Union and is still operated today by the state owned Russian rail company RZhD and Ukrainian Railways. The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
The VL10 series was built as a replacement for the ageing VL8 which, by 1960, no longer met Soviet rail requirements. The VL10s were manufactured at the Tblisi Electric Locomotive Works (ТЭВЗ) between 1961–1977, as well as the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (НЭВЗ) during 1969 and 1976. It was also there that all the mechanical components for the series were produced. The first prototype of the VL10 series was built in the Tblisi works under the designation Т8-001. It was built in 1961 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Soviet rule in Georgia.