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Soviet Railways series ВЛ15 (WL15)

ВЛ15-033 in August 2019

The ВЛ15 (VL15) is a twelve-axle two-section electric locomotive designed for service under 3,000 Volts DC. Like the ВЛ85 for 25,000 Volts AC, each section has three two-axle bogies . It was designed as a more powerfu...

Soviet Railways series ВЛ15 (WL15)Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1984-1991
Manufacturers Tbilisi
Wheel arrangement BoBoBo+BoBoBo
Gauge 1520 mm
Length 45000 mm
Service mass 300000 kg
Top speed 100 km/h
Power 9000 kW
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General

Property Soviet Railways series ВЛ15 (WL15)
Standard
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Built 1984-1991
Manufacturers Tbilisi
Wheel arrangement B-B-B+B-B-B
Gauge 1,520 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Soviet Railways series ВЛ15 (WL15)
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Length 45.00 m
Service mass 300 t
Adhesion mass 300 t
Axle load 25 t

Power

Property Soviet Railways series ВЛ15 (WL15)
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Power source electric - DC
Hourly power 9,000 kW (12,237 PS)
Continuous power 8,400 kW (11,421 PS)
Top speed 100 km/h

Calculated values

Property Soviet Railways series ВЛ15 (WL15)
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Power-to-weight ratio 30.0 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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