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Electric locomotive EP1 is a Russian
Electric locomotive EP1 is a Russian 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 gas ...
which has been produced by Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant since 1998. It is the first Russian passenger electric locomotive with the 2o-2o-2o or Bo-Bo-Bo
A Bo-Bo-Bo or Bo′Bo′Bo′ (UIC classification) is a locomotive with three independent two-axle bogies with all axles powered by separate traction motors. In the AAR system, this is simplified to B-B-B.
The Bo-Bo-Bo configuration is of ...
axle arrangement. There are, as December 2016, 866 of these locomotives.
History
In the 1990s there were few passenger electric locomotives inRussia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
. The existing ''Chesh'' electric locomotives CHS4 and CHS4t were rather old to head passenger trains. A decision was therefore taken to commission a new electric passenger locomotive.
The first example of this locomotive was made in 1998, based on the existing VL65 design and modified for passenger traffic. The locomotive proved successful and was ordered in large numbers.
Modifications
Electric locomotive EP1M
This locomotive is an EP1 with a new driver's cab, as featured in the 2ES4K locomotive. This cab features a new modern control console, and climate control. This variant first appeared in 2007.Electric locomotive EP1P
This locomotive is a further modification to the EP1M, featuring a more powerful motor, and also appeared in 2007.See also
* The Museum of the Moscow Railway, at Paveletsky Rail Terminal,Moscow
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* Rizhsky Rail Terminal
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, Home of the Moscow Railway Museum
* Varshavsky Rail Terminal
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, St.Petersburg
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, Home of the Central Museum of Railway Transport, Russian Federation
* History of rail transport in Russia
References
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