The Shaoshan 7B () is a type of
electric locomotive
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used by
China
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's national railway system
China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
s. This locomotive was one of China's 25-ton axle load test locomotives in the 1990s.
History
According to the design task book issued by the
Ministry of Railways
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in 1996, Datong Electric Locomotive Works developed SS7B Electric Locomotive. However, there were only two SS7Bs manufactured.
At first, two SS7Bs belong to Kunming Locomotive Depot,
Kunming Railway Bureau
China Railway Kunming Group, officially abbreviated as CR Kunming or CR-Kunming, formerly, Kunming Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railways of the People's Repu ...
, later two SS7Bs were transferred to
Nanning Locomotive Depot Nanning Locomotive Depot (Chinese:南宁机务段) is a locomotive depot belong to Nanning Railway Bureau. It was founded in 1951. ,
Nanning Railway Bureau. In 2005, SS7B-0001 was destroyed in an accident which happened in
Nanning-Kunming Railway.
SS7B-0002 was transferred to
Liuzhou Locomotive Depot in the spring of 2018.
Design
SS7B is a 25-ton axle heavy freight electric locomotive which based on the
SS7 Electric Locomotive. Two SS7Bs' each axis axle load 25 tons.
See also
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List of locomotives in China
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China Railways SS7
The Shaoshan 7 (Chinese: 韶山7) is a type of electric locomotive used on the People's Republic of China's national railway system. They are widely used on electrified lines in the southwest part of China.
Design
The design of SS7 was influenced ...
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China Railways SS4C
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China Railways DF7E
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China Railways DF8B
The DF8 (Chinese: 东风8; translation: East Wind, Easterly) is a type of diesel locomotive used in China. It was in production from 1984 until mid-1990s, with mass production starting in 1989. The revised DF8B is still in production today. DF ...
References
External links
''SS7B Electric Locomotive'', CRRC Datong Co., LTDEnglish)
''SS7B Electric Locomotive'', CRRC Datong Co., LTDChinese)
{{Locomotives of China
Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives
SS7B
25 kV AC locomotives
CRRC Datong locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1997
Standard gauge locomotives of China