The VL15 (
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
: ВЛ15) is a
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
built electric mainline freight locomotive manufactured at the Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Works. The power supply was 3 kV Direct Current, and the axle arrangement Bo-Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo-Bo.
All VL15 and VL15S locomotives currently in operation are assigned to the Volkhov Locomotive Depot,
October Railway
Oktyabrskaya Railway or October Railway (russian: Октябрьская железная дорога) is the subsidiary of RZD, servicing railway lines in the north-west of Russia. It stretches from Moscow's Leningrad Terminal in the south to M ...
. 5 of 6 VL15A locomotives (VL15A-001 decommissioned
) are in operation at the
Apatit.
Gallery
VL15-004.jpg, VL15-004 in Scherbinka
ВЛ15-005 с грузовым поездом, станция Новолисино.jpg, VL15-005
ВЛ15-014, Горы - Мга.jpg, VL15-014
ВЛ15-025, Гатчина-Западный парк.jpg, VL15-025
ВЛ15с-028, Горы - Мга.jpg, VL15S-028
VL15A-004.jpg, VL15A-004
Main users
VL15s have been used by two users:
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Russian Railways
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 manag ...
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October Railway
Oktyabrskaya Railway or October Railway (russian: Октябрьская железная дорога) is the subsidiary of RZD, servicing railway lines in the north-west of Russia. It stretches from Moscow's Leningrad Terminal in the south to M ...
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Apatit
See also
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VL10
The VL10 (ru: ВЛ10) is an electric two-unit mainline DC freight locomotive used in the Soviet Union and is still operated today by the state owned Russian rail company RZhD, Ukrainian Railways and Georgian Railway. The initials ''VL'' are thos ...
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VL11
The VL11 russian: ВЛ11 is an electric mainline DC freight and passenger locomotive, built in Georgia, used in Russia and Ukraine. The initials ''VL'' are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
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VL85
The VL85 (russian: ВЛ85) is a Soviet (and later Russian) built electric mainline freight locomotive manufactured at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ) and designed under the management of V.Ya.Sverdlov (ru:В.Я.Свердлов ...
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Electric locomotives of Russia
Electric locomotives of the Soviet Union
3000 V DC locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1984
5 ft gauge locomotives
Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives
Bo′Bo′Bo′ locomotives
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