Soviet/Russian electric locomotive VL85

Passing Lake Baikal, the lower photo looks digitally created..

270 of these Bo-Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo-Bo articulated electric locomotives consisting of two identical units were built between 1983 and 1994 at Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant They are powered by twelve NB-514 traction motors delivering a continuous output of 12,450 horsepower (9.28 mW).

The VL85 operates on single-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC from Catenary. The locomotives are equipped for regenerative braking and are designed to operate in temperatures from −50 to 40 °C (−58 to 104 °F), and at altitudes up to 1,400 meters (4,600 ft). The minimum radius of curvature it can negotiate is 125 meters (410 ft). Total weight is 288 metric tons (283 long tons; 317 short tons).

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