VL80

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Length	32.48 m (106 ft 7 in)
Height	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup	Pantograph
Traction motors	8×НБ-418К6 (en: NB-418K6)
Loco brake	?
Train brakes	Mechanical pneumatic

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	NEVZ SUN RUS
Build date	1961 - 1995
Total produced	4,921

VL80
VL80
	VL80S in Vladimir, Russia
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	NEVZ SUN RUS
Build date	1961 - 1995
Total produced	4,921
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Length	32.48 m (106 ft 7 in)
Height	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Electric system/s	25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup	Pantograph
Traction motors	8×НБ-418К6 (en: NB-418K6)
Loco brake	?
Train brakes	Mechanical pneumatic
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output	4,880 or 6,400 kW (6,540 or 8,580 hp) (depending on model)
Operators
Career
Operators	РЖД, БЧ, КТЗ, УЗ, OTY
Locale	Russia ; Soviet Union ; Belarus ; Kazakhstan ; Ukraine ; Uzbekistan

The VL80 (ru: ВЛ80) is a Soviet (and later Russian) built electric AC mainline freight locomotive. The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.