The 8K is a
French
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-built
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 g ...
used in
China
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. It is developed and built by Alstom. The design of 8K is based on
SNCF Class BB 15000
The SNCF class BB 15000 is a class of 25 kV 50 Hz electric locomotives built by Alstom and MTE between 1971 and 1978. Initially 65 locomotives strong, the class was widely deployed on the whole French 25 kV network before being replaced by T ...
electric locomotives. It is a kind of locomotives with
Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement used in China.
8K Electric Locomotive is an eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive which based on two four-axle locomotives connected.
Preservation
* 8K-001: is preserved at Fengtai Locomotive Depot,
Beijing Railway Bureau
China Railway Beijing Group, officially abbreviated as CR Beijing or CR-Beijing, formerly, Beijing Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railway). It supervises the ...
* 8K-008: is preserved at
China Railway Museum
The China Railway Museum () is a Chinese museum preserving locomotives that have operated on the railways of the People's Republic of China. The museum offers a total exhibition space of 16500m² and 8 exhibition tracks.
The museum is located ...
* 8K-065: is preserved at Tianjin Railway Vacational Technical College
天津铁道职业技术学院实训基地建设取得新进展
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* 8K-091: is preserved at Taiyuan Locomotive Depot, Taiyuan Railway Bureau
See also
* List of locomotives in China
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* China Railways 6Y2
* China Railways 8G
* China Railways SS4
* China Railways HXD2
The HXD2 locomotives are a series of related locomotive classes built by CNR Datong Electric Locomotive and Alstom. The locomotives designs are based on the Alstom Prima electric locomotives, and are a product of a cooperation agreement signed b ...
References
External links
China Railways 8K profile on Trainspo
China Railways 8K profile on TrainNets
{{Locomotives of China
Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ locomotives
8G
25 kV AC locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1987
Standard gauge locomotives of China