China Railways 8G
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The 8G[i] is a Soviet-built electric locomotive used in China. It is developed and built by Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant. The design of 8G is based on Soviet Railway VL80S electric locomotives. It is a kind of locomotive with Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement used in China.[1]
8G Electric Locomotive is an eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive that is based on two four-axle locomotives connected.[2]
Preservation
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- 8G-002: is preserved at the China Railway Museum
- 8G-076: is preserved at Taiyuan Locomotive Depot, Taiyuan Railway Bureau
See also
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[edit]- ^ 8-8 axles;G-Silicon rectifier(Chinese:硅整流; Pinyin:Guī zhěngliú)
- ^ "Электровозы НЭВЗа хорошо зарекомендовали себя на..." Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ China Railways 8G profile on TrainNets
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