VL85

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VL85
Type and origin Builder Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant Build date 1983 - 1994 Total produced 270
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo'Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft) 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in) Minimum curve 125 m (410 ft) Length 45.00 m (147 ft 8 in) Height 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) Loco weight 288 t (283 long tons; 317 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 12×НБ-514 (en: NB-514) Loco brake Regenerative
Performance figures Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph) Power output 9,360 kW (12,550 hp) Continuous 10,020 kW (13,440 hp) Short Term
Career Operators РЖД (RZhD) Nicknames бык (Ox) Locale Russia Soviet Union

The VL85 (Russian: ВЛ85) is a Soviet (and later Russian) built electric mainline freight locomotive manufactured at the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ) and designed under the management of V.Ya.Sverdlov (ru:В.Я.Свердлов).^[1]