The Shaoshan 4 (Chinese: 韶山4) is a type of

electric locomotive An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime movers, such as diesel engines or gas ...

used on the

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's national railway system. This locomotive was built by the

Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. is one of the electric locomotive manufacturers in China. It is one of the subsidiaries of CRRC. History Predecessor Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works was founded in 1936. CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. O ...

. The power supply was industrial-frequency single-phase AC, and the axle arrangement

Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ B-B and Bo-Bo are the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and British classifications of wheel arrangement for railway locomotives with four axles in two individual bogies. They are equivalent to the B′B′ and Bo′Bo′ classifications in ...

. In 1993, Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works produced SS4G (Chinese: 韶4改). SS4G are very similar to standard SS4, apart from an improved electrical technology. SS4 Electric Locomotive is an eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive which based on two four-axle locomotives connected. One unit, SS4-0043, was damaged in a tunnel during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Manufacturers

SS4s have been manufactured by several companies: * Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works (0001～0158;These 158 locomotives are early model of SS4 Electric Locomotive. 0159～1175; 1886SS_4G-1886 is the 4th

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Locomotive.) * Datong Electric Locomotive Works (6001～6168) * Ziyang Locomotive Works (3001～3002) * Dalian locomotive works (7001～7110; 7121～7241) SS4 0036 at Yangpingguan.jpg, SS4 at Yangpingguan SS4 0110.jpg, SS4-0110 SS4 0177 20111102.jpg, SS4-0177 at Luopoling Railway Station SS4 1072 on No.1 Bridge (20171023103611).jpg, SS4-1072 韶山4型电力机车牵引列车在石德铁路.JPG, SS4-6111 at Shijiazhuang–Dezhou Railway SS4 7193 20180210.jpg, SS4-7193 at Datong-Qinhuangdao Railway

Preservation

* SS4-0063: is preserved at Taiyuan Locomotive Depot, Taiyuan Railway Bureau * SS4-0168: is preserved at the

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* SS4-6001: is preserved at the

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{{Locomotives of China Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ locomotives SS4 25 kV AC locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1985 Standard gauge locomotives of China

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Preservation

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