VL11

Also known as Soviet locomotive class VL11

The VL11 is an electric mainline DC freight and passenger locomotive, built in Georgia, used in Russia and Ukraine. The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.

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Vinony's link graph records 124 inbound references to VL11, and connects out to 1520 mm track gauge, Russia and Ukraine.

It is catalogued under topics including 3000 V DC locomotives, 5 ft gauge locomotives and Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ locomotives.

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Key facts

Locomotive.name: VL11
Locomotive.powertype: Electric
Locomotive.image: VL11 227 BMO.jpg
Locomotive.caption: VL11M-227
Locomotive.builder: Tbilisi electric locomotive builder plant (Тбилисский электровозостроительный завод)
Locomotive.builddate: 1975-
Locomotive.totalproduction: 1338
Locomotive.uicclass: Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Locomotive.electricsystem: 3 kV DC Catenary
Locomotive.collectionmethod: Pantograph
Locomotive.poweroutput: Continuous, Short Term
Locomotive.operator: РЖД (RZhD), УЗ (UZ), Georgian Railway
Locomotive.locale: Russia Soviet Union Ukraine Georgia Azerbaijan

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: electric locomotive
Operator: Georgian Railway
Image: VL11 227 BMO.jpg

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Commons category: VL11
track gauge: 1520 mm track gauge
quantity: 1338
total produced: 1338
has characteristic: double locomotive

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The ВЛ11 are built in two-section units, but can be built with three or four sections working with multi-tier technology. The three-section units have 12 axles, regenerative brakes and can haul loads up to 59,250 kg. They have an output of 8,040 kW.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “VL11” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.