The Belarusian Railways BCG-1, originally Belarusian Railways BKG-1 (БКГ : ''Белорусско-Китайский Грузовой''), is a type of twin-unit, eight axle, (Bo'Bo')-(Bo'Bo'), high power mainline electric freight locomotive manufactured by
CNR Datong Electric Locomotive
CRRC Datong Co. Ltd. () is a Chinese railway locomotive manufacturing plant based in Datong, Shanxi, China, founded 1953. The factory was a major producer of steam locomotives for the Chinese market up to 1988 when production switched to diesel p ...
for the
Belarusian Railway. The locomotives are derived from the
China Railways HXD2 locomotive type developed from the
Alstom Prima locomotive platform.
History and design
In April 2010
CNR Datong announced that it had obtained a 700million Yuan contract to supply 12
twin section electric locomotives to Belarus;
the locomotives were to be used to increase haulage capacity from the 4700t to 5500t capacity of the 6.52MW
VL80S locomotives to 7500t or better, and would be rated at 9.6MW. The contract was signed in October 2010, funded by the
Exim Bank of China
The Export–Import Bank of China (Chexim - China Exim Bank) () is one of two institutional banks in China chartered to implement the state policies in industry, foreign trade, economy, and foreign aid to other developing countries, and prov ...
through a loan of $84.9 million to ОАО «Беларусбанк».
Construction of the first vehicle began in August 2011 and was completed in December 2011.
The first two locomotives were expected to arrive in Belarus in February, with certification testing being undertaken by the Belarusian State Transport University. The first two of the units were delivered in May 2012 to
Baranovichi
Baranavichy ( ; be, Бара́навічы, Łacinka: , ; russian: Бара́новичи; yi, באַראַנאָוויטש; pl, Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus, with a population (as of 2019) of 179,000. It is not ...
locomotive depot.
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* ] The second batch of four locomotives (№ 003-006) arrived in Baranovichi on November 24, 2012.
References
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Electric locomotives of Belarus
CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Co. locomotives
5 ft gauge locomotives
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