China Railways 8K

The 8K is a French-built electric locomotive used in China. It is developed and built by Alstom. The design of 8K is based on SNCF Class BB 15000 electric locomotives. It is a kind of locomotives with Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement used in China.

8K
8K-069
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Alstom(Most of 8Ks) Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works(Last two 8Ks-149 and 150) Build date 1987-1989 Total produced 150
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Length 36.228 m (118.86 ft)(between coupler centers) Width 3.048 m (10.00 ft) Height 3.980 m (13.06 ft) Adhesive weight 23 t (22.6 long tons; 25.4 short tons) Loco weight 184 t (181.1 long tons; 202.8 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 150 km/h (93 mph)
Career Operators China Railway Numbers 8K-001-8K-150 Nicknames 法国橙 (French Orange)

8K Electric Locomotive is an eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive which based on two four-axle locomotives connected.

Preservation

8K-008 at the China Railway Museum

• 8K-001: is preserved at Fengtai Locomotive Depot, Beijing Railway Bureau
• 8K-008: is preserved at China Railway Museum
• 8K-065: is preserved at Tianjin Railway Vacational Technical College
• 8K-091: is preserved at Taiyuan Locomotive Depot, Taiyuan Railway Bureau

See also

• List of locomotives in China
• China Railways 6Y2
• China Railways 8G
• China Railways SS4
• China Railways HXD2

External links

• China Railways 8K profile on Trainspo
• China Railways 8K profile on TrainNets
• European Railway Picture Gallery