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China Railways DF8B
The DF8 (Chinese: 东风8; translation: East Wind, Easterly) is a type of diesel locomotive used in China. It was in production from 1984 until mid-1990s, with mass production starting in 1989. The revised DF8B is still in production today. DF8 are almost exclusively used for freight services. Models DF8 The first generation DF8 is powered by the original 16V280ZJ engine, manufactured by Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works. 141 locomotives are produced from 1989-1997. The prototype engine DF8-0001&0002 features different hull design with the batch-produced engines. 41 engines (0001-0041, including 2 prototype engines) assigned to South Wuchang Locomotive Depot, China Railway Wuhan Group, 100 engines assigned to Mudanjiang Locomotive Depot, China Railway Harbin Group. DF8B The second generation, DF8B, is powered by an updated 16V280ZJA engine with , whose production started in 1997. Qishuyan manufactured 0 series, while Ziyang Locomotive Works manufactured 5000 series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diesel Locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels. Early internal combustion locomotives and railcars used kerosene and gasoline as their fuel. Rudolf Diesel patented his first compression-ignition engine in 1898, and steady improvements to the design of diesel engines reduced their physical size and improved their power-to-weight ratios to a point where one could be mounted in a locomotive. Internal combustion engines only operate efficiently within a limited power band, and while low power gasoline engines could be coupled to mechanical transmissions, the more powerful diesel engines required the development of new forms of transmission. This is because clutches would need to be very large at these power levels and would not fit in a standard -wide locomotive frame, or wear too quic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Cote d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. It has a population of million and an area of . Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. It has a history of military coups d'état.Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit FauconMilitary Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea ''Wall Street Journal'' (September 5, 2021).Krista LarsonEXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup? Associated Press (September 7, 2021).Danielle PaquettH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. The population is about 6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics, and Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely populated nations in Asia. Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for other nations and cultures. Merv is one of the oldest oasis-cities in Central Asia, and was once the biggest city in the world. It was also one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1925, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway
The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a standard-gauge railway (SGR) in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. This SGR runs parallel to the narrow-gauge Uganda Railway that was completed in 1901 under British colonial rule. The East African Railway Master Plan provides for the Mombasa–Nairobi SGR to link with other SGRs being built in the East African Community. At a cost of , the SGR was among Kenya's most expensive infrastructure projects as at the time it was launched. The prime contractor was the China Road & Bridge Corporation CRBC, which hired 25,000 Kenyans to work on the railway. CRBC's holding company, China Communications Construction Company is contracted to operate the line for its first five years. As of 2020, railway operation expenses exceeded revenues. An extension from Nairobi to Suswa was completed in October 2019 extending the line's length to approximately . The first far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola (the island containing the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic); the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands lies some to the north-west. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people either were killed or died of diseases, after which the Spanish brought large numbers of African slaves to Jamaica as labourers. The island remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered it, renaming it ''Jamaica''. Under British colonial rule Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with a plantation economy dependent on the African slaves and later their des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanning Railway Bureau
China Railway Nanning Group, officially abbreviated as CR Nanning or CR-Nanning, formerly, Nanning Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railway). It supervises the railway network within Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017. History *January 1, 1953, the establishment of the Liuzhou Railway Authority of Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. *August 29, 1958, Liuzhou Railway Administration changed the Liuzhou Railway Bureau. *November 16, 2007, Liuzhou Railway Bureau officially renamed the Nanning Railway Bureau. Subordinate Agencies Passenger segment *Nanning passenger segment (Liuzhou passenger segment merge to Nanning passenger segment) Depot *Nanning Depot *Nanning South Depot *Liuzhou Depot Locomotive Depot Existing locomotive depot *Liuzhou Locomotive Depot The Liuzhou Locomotive Depot (Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liuzhou Locomotive Depot
The Liuzhou Locomotive Depot (Chinese:柳州机务段) is a locomotive depot that belongs to the Nanning Railway Bureau. It is located in Liuzhou and was founded in 1942. Equipped models * China Railways DF4B * China Railways DF4D(0000 Series and 3000 Series) *China Railways DF5 * China Railways DF7G(0000 Series) * China Railways DF8B *China Railways DF11G * China Railways GKD1 *China Railways HXN5B * China Railways SS3 *China Railways SS3B *China Railways SS7 * China Railways HXD3C Dominated models *China Railways DF4C * China Railways DF4D(4000 Series and 7000 Series) * China Railways HXD1D *China Railways HXD3D Retired models *China Railways DF * China Railways DF2 *China Railways DF7D * China Railways DF10 *China Railways FD *China Railways JS * China Railways JF *China Railways JF11 *China Railways KD7 * China Railways QJ *China Railways SL6 The China Railways SL6 (勝利6, ''Shènglì'', "victory") class steam locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 superheated two-cylinder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziyang Locomotive Works
CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese locomotive manufacturer, one of the subsidiaries of CRRC. The plant was located in Ziyang, Sichuan Province. History CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as The company) is a subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Limited, and which it is an important rail transit equipment enterprise in China. Over the years, the company committed to build a core enterprise of characteristic and advanced rail transit equipment. The company was established in 1966. Over the past 50 years, the company has produced more than 7000 units of various types of diesel and electric locomotives, which have been radiated to the national railways, local (joint venture) railways, metallurgy, petrochemical, mining and other industries. It has been exported more than 1000 units diesel locomotives to more 30 countries in Asia, Africa, America, and Australia. And more than 95% of the products exported to countries along the “Belt and Road” such as Kazakhstan, Turkmenist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Railway Harbin Group
China Railway Harbin Group, officially abbreviated as CR Harbin or CR-Harbin, formerly, Harbin Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railway). It supervises the railway network within Heilongjiang, and eastern Inner Mongolia. The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017. Hub stations * Harbin ** , * Qiqihar ** , * Mudanjiang ** * Jiamusi ** Routes * K265/266 Beijing-Jiamusi Through Train * K339/340 Beijing-Jiamusi Through Train * K7001/7002 Harbin-Mudanjiang Through Train * K7031/7032 Harbin-Suihua Through Train * K7047/7048 Harbin-Mudanjiang Through Train * K7051/7052 Harbin-Daqing Through Train The K7051/7052 Harbin-Daqing Through Train () is Chinese railway running between Harbin to Daqing express passenger trains by the Harbin Railway Bureau, Harbin passenger segment responsible for passenger transport task, Habin originating on the ... * K7203/7204 Harbin-Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
