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Soviet Railways series ВЛ60 (VL60)

ВЛ60[h]П[/h][t]К[/t]-1872 in November 2014 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan

The designation ВЛ60 (VL60) stands for a total of 2,618 six-axle electric locomotives built for the Soviet Railways between 1957 and 1967 in the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant. The basic variant was designed ...

General

Property	Soviet Railways series ВЛ60 (VL60) ВЛ60[h]П[/h] ВЛ60 first series ВЛ60 last series ВЛ60[h]П[/h] ВЛ60[h]К, Р[/h] Remove
Built	1957-1967
Manufacturers	Novocherkassk
Wheel arrangement	C-C
Gauge	1,520 mm (Russian broad gauge)

Dimensions and weights

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Length	20.80 m
Wheelbase	15.00 m
Rigid wheelbase	4.60 m
Service weight	129 t
Adhesive weight	129 t
Axle load	21.5 t

Power

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Power source	electric - AC
Electric systems	25.000 V 50 Hz
Hourly power	4,140 kW (5,629 PS)
Continuous power	3,570 kW (4,854 PS)
Top speed	130 km/h
Starting effort	181.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion	1 : 6.99
Power-to-weight ratio	32.1 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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