Locomotives, electric and diesel trains 1520-mm gauge.
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The length of public railways in Ukraine is more than 22 thousand kilometers, of which 45% is electrified. Two types of electrical systems are presents on the Ukrainian railway network (of the Former Soviet Union): Voltage = 3000 V DC and 25000 V AC (50 Hz). The AC-system introduced later. Also, diesel-electric locomotives many use on the railroads 1520-mm gauge (the diesel generator with the electric transmission is present).
The VL8 (ru: ВЛ8) is a DC electric dual-section locomotive for cargo trains.
The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
VL8 was in production from 1953 to 1967 at Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (NEVZ) and Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Plant (TEVZ) . The Donetsk Railway and Cisdnieper Railway of Ukranian railway use many the VL8, which are reliability locomotives.
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Sorry for my bad English.
Dmitriy.
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