- VL10
Infobox Locomotive Auto
name = VL10cite book| pages=p 327| title=Jane's Train Recognition Guide| author=Johnston, Howard and Harris, Ken| publisher=Harper Collins Publishers| year=2005| isbn=0-06-081895-6| ] [ [http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/russia/russia_rzd_e.html RZD DC electric locomotives at www.railfaneurope.net] ]
powertype = Electric
imagesize = 300px
caption = VL10-582 in the suburbs of Tomsk
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builder =NEVZ , TEVZ flag|SUN
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builddate =1961 -1977
totalproduction = 2,882
uicclass = Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'
gauge = RailGauge|1520
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weight = VL10: 184 tonnes VL10U: 200 tonnes
electricsystem = 3000 V DC
collectionmethod = pant
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tractionmotors = 8×TED TL-2
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topspeed = convert|100|km/h|abbr=on
locobrakes = regenerative
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poweroutput = convert|6165|hp|abbr=on
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railroad = РЖД
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locale = flag|RUS Russia,
flag|SUN Soviet UnionThe VL10 (ru: ВЛ10) is an electric mainline DC freight locomotive used in the
Soviet Union and is still operated today by the state owned Russian rail company,RZhD . The initials "VL" are those ofVladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.History
The VL10 series was built as a replacement for the ageing VL8 which, by 1960, no longer met Soviet rail requirements. The VL10s were manufactured at the
Tblisi Electric Locomotive Works (ТЭВЗ) between 1961-1977, as well as the Novochyerkassk Electric Locomotive Works (НЭВЗ) during1969 and1976 . It was also there that all the mechanical components for the series were produced. The first prototype of the VL10 series was built in the Tblisi works under the designation Т8-001. It was built in 1961 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Soviet rule in Georgia.References
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