VL85

Specifications
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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Builder	Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Build date	1983 - 1994
Total produced	270

VL85
VL85
Builder
Type and origin
Builder	Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Build date	1983 - 1994
Total produced	270
Configuration:;
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
Maximum speed
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
Operators
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).