The ChS8 (russian: ЧС8) is an
electric
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mainline AC passenger locomotive used in Russia and Ukraine.
The 8 axle locomotive was developed for pulling long passenger trains (28–32 carriages) at speeds around 100 km/h or faster. In 1983 the first two experimental locomotives were constructed and
delivered to Kyiv for tests and adjustment. In 1987 30 locomotives were built as a mass model. In 1989 last 50 locomotives were built.
As the most powerful AC passenger locomotive in USSR designed for long trains, ChS8 experienced a low demand when after the disintegration of the USSR passenger turnover in both Russia and Ukraine fell significantly. After 2010 Russian railways turned to more energy-effective
EP10 and
EP20
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as powerful locomotives for fast or long passenger trains.
See also
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The Museum of the Moscow Railway
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, at
Paveletsky Rail Terminal
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Moscow
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Rizhsky Rail Terminal
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, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
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Varshavsky Rail Terminal
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St.Petersburg, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
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History of rail transport in Russia
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References
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Electric locomotives of Russia
Electric locomotives of the Soviet Union
25 kV AC locomotives
5 ft gauge locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1983