The VL10 (ru: ВЛ10) /ref> is an electric two-unit mainline DC freight locomotive used in the
Soviet Union
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and is still operated today by the state owned Russian rail company
RZhD
Russian Railways (russian: link=no, ОАО «Российские железные дороги» (ОАО «РЖД»), OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi (OAO RZhD)) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company, both managi ...
,
Ukrainian Railways
Ukrainian Railways ( uk, Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia, abbreviated as UZ) is a state-owned joint-stock company of rail transport in Ukraine, a monopoly that controls the vast majority of the railroad transportation in the country. I ...
and
Georgian Railway
Georgian Railway LLC ( ka, საქართველოს რკინიგზა, tr) is the national railway company of Georgia.
A vital artery linking the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, it sits on the shortest route between Europe and Ce ...
. The initials ''VL'' are those of
Vladimir Lenin
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(ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
History
The VL10 series was built as a replacement for the ageing VL8 which, by 1960, no longer met Soviet rail requirements. The VL10s were manufactured at the
Tbilisi
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Electric Locomotive Works (ТЭВЗ) between 1961–1977, as well as the
Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ), established in 1936, is based in the Russian town of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region. It is now (2015) part of Transmashholding. NEVZ locomotives haul trains transporting 80% of all cargo on the electr ...
(НЭВЗ) during 1969 and 1976. It was also there that all the mechanical components for the series were produced. The first prototype of the VL10 series was built in the Tbilisi works under the designation Т8-001. It was built in 1961 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Soviet rule in
Georgia
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.
Gallery
Electric locomotive VL10-007.jpg
ВЛ10-218, Россия, Новосибирская область, станция Инская (Trainpix 44311).jpg
ВЛ10-467,_Россия,_Новосибирская_область,_станция_Инская_(Trainpix_97180).jpg
ВЛ10-475,_Россия,_Мурманская_область,_депо_Кандалакша_(Trainpix_183159).jpg
ВЛ10-545, Россия, Новосибирская область, перегон Клещиха - Чемской (Trainpix 141674).jpg
ВЛ10-630,_Россия,_Ленинградская_область,_перегон_Горы_-_Пелла_(Trainpix_196712).jpg
Tayga - electric locomotive VL10.jpg
ВЛ10-815, Россия, Новосибирская область, станция Чулымская (Trainpix 189686).jpg
ВЛ10У-938 в Томске.jpg
ВЛ10-1265,_Russia,_Saint_Petersburg,_Shuvalovo_station_(Trainpix_42949).jpg
ВЛ10-1459, Россия, Новосибирская область, станция Новосибирск-Главный (Trainpix 147735).jpg
ВЛ10-1311.JPG
Moskva-go-Baku.jpg
ВЛ10-1699, Россия, Новосибирская область, станция Черепаново (Trainpix 146419).jpg
ВЛ10-1722, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Rybatskoye station (Trainpix 198122).jpg
ВЛ10-1859,_Россия,_Ленинградская_область,_станция_Горы_(Trainpix_162644).jpg
ВЛ10К-1258, Россия, Новосибирская область, перегон Обь - Чик (Trainpix 145501).jpg
ВЛ10К-954, Russia, Kurgan region, Kurgan station (Trainpix 216294).jpg
ВЛ10К-921, Russia, Chelyabinsk region, Zlatoust station (Trainpix 165963).jpg
ADY VL10-494 in Baku.jpg
See also
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Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ), established in 1936, is based in the Russian town of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region. It is now (2015) part of Transmashholding. NEVZ locomotives haul trains transporting 80% of all cargo on the electr ...
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Russian Railway Museum
The Russian Railway Museum is situated next to Baltiysky railway station in Saint Petersburg. The museum was established in 1978, its current site and exhibition opened to public on 1 November 2017. The museum utilizes the nineteenth century lo ...
History of rail transport in Russia
Russia was and is the largest country in the world. Its geography of north–south rivers and east–west commerce, plus, importantly, the mostly flat terrain, made it very suited to develop railroads as the basic mode of transportation.
Today R ...