Banner
Navigation

Navigation

loco-info.com
The reference for locomotives and railcars

Compare locomotives

Add a locomotive

China Railway DF8

DF8B No. 5620

The DF8 is a heavy diesel locomotive for freight service, both prototypes of which were built in 1984. Series production of the actual DF8 followed in 1989. It had a sixteen-cylinder engine with an output of 3,310 kW ...

China Railway DF8Remove
Variant
DF8DJ
Built 2009
Manufacturers Qishuyan;Dalian;Ziyang;CRRC
Wheel arrangement CoCo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 22000 mm
Service mass 142400 kg
Top speed 120 km/h
Power
Engine Caterpillar 3616

General

Property China Railway DF8
DF8DJ
Remove
Built 2009
Manufacturers Qishuyan, Dalian, Ziyang, CRRC
Wheel arrangement C-C
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property China Railway DF8
DF8DJ
Remove
Length 22.00 m
Service mass 142.4 t
Adhesion mass 142.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.60 m
Axle load 23.7 t

Power plant

Property China Railway DF8
DF8DJ
Remove
Engine Caterpillar 3616
Engine type V16 diesel

Power

Property China Railway DF8
DF8DJ
Remove
Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 4,800 kW (6,526 PS)
Top speed 120 km/h
Starting effort 560.0 kN

Calculated values

Property China Railway DF8
DF8DJ
Remove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 2.49
Power-to-weight ratio 33.7 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Auf Deutsch umschalten

Settings

Your settings are retained for this browser session only.

Consent to cookies

We use cookies to save your display settings. If you decline, the settings are retained only for the current browser session.