China Railways 8K

The 8K is a French-built electric locomotive used in China. It is developed and built by Alstom. The design of 8K is based on SNCF Class BB 15000 electric locomotives. It is a kind of locomotives with Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement used in China.

8K Electric Locomotive is an eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive which based on two four-axle locomotives connected.

Retirement took place between 2010 and 2015 due to the increasingly serious lack of spare parts.

Preservation

• 8K-001: is preserved at Fengtai Locomotive Depot, Beijing Railway Bureau
• 8K-008: is preserved at China Railway Museum
• 8K-065: is preserved at Tianjin Railway Vacational Technical College
• 8K-091: is preserved at Taiyuan Locomotive Depot, Taiyuan Railway Bureau

See also

• List of locomotives in China
• China Railways 8G
• China Railways SS4
• China Railways HXD2

References

External links

• China Railways 8K profile on Trainspo
• China Railways 8K profile on TrainNets
• European Railway Picture Gallery