VL15
4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gaugeWheel diameter 1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in) Length 45.00 m (147 ft 8 in) Width 3.180 m (10 ft 5.2 in) Loco weight 300 t (300 long tons; 330 short tons) Electric system/s 3 kV DC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 12×ТЛ-3 (en: TL-3) Loco brake Regenerative
(Except VL15A)
(Except VL15A)
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Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Power output | 8,400 kW (11,300 hp) (Continuous) 9,000 kW (12,000 hp) (Short Term) |
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Operators | РЖД (RZhD) Apatit |
Locale | Russia Soviet Union |
The VL15 (Russian: ВЛ15) is a Soviet built electric mainline freight locomotive manufactured at the Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Works. The power supply was 3 kV Direct Current, and the axle arrangement Bo-Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo-Bo.
All VL15 and VL15S locomotives currently in operation are assigned to the Volkhov Locomotive Depot, October Railway. 5 of 6 VL15A locomotives (VL15A-001 decommissioned[1]) are in operation at the Apatit.
Gallery
- VL15-004 in Scherbinka
- VL15-005
- VL15-014
- VL15-025
- VL15S-028
- VL15A-004
Main users
VL15s have been used by two users:
- Russian Railways
- October Railway
- Apatit
See also
Literatures
- М. Ф, Кужим; Н. В, Савичев (2002). Электровоз ВЛ15. Справочник для локомотивных бригад (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-04.
References
- ^ "ВЛ15А-001". train-photo.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-11-04.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to VL15.
- "Электровозы серии ВЛ15 и их модификации" (in Russian). Scbist.com. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- "Семейство ВЛ15" (in Russian). scado.narod.ru. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- "Фотоальбом различных модификаций ВЛ15" (in Russian). train-photo.ru. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
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