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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

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Built	1957-1967
Manufacturers	Nowotscherkassk
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	138 t
Adhesive weight	138 t
Axle load	23 t

Power

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Power source	electric - AC
Electric systems	25.000 V 50 Hz
Hourly power	3,882 kW (5,278 PS)
Continuous power	3,384 kW (4,601 PS)
Top speed	100 km/h
Starting effort	315.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion	1 : 4.30
Power-to-weight ratio	28.1 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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