The VL10-1533 electric two-unit mainline DC freight locomotive hauling freight in Kolomna, Russia
The VL10 is an electric two-unit mainline DC freight locomotive used in the Soviet Union and is still operated today by the state owned Russian rail company RZhD and Ukrainian Railways. The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin, after whom the class is named. The VL10 series was built as a replacement for the aging VL8 which, by 1960, no longer met Soviet rail requirements. The VL10s were manufactured at the Tblisi Electric Locomotive Works between 1961–1977, as well as the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant (НЭВЗ) during 1969 and 1976. It was also there that all the mechanical components for the series were produced. The first prototype of the VL10 series was built in the Tblisi works under the designation Т8-001. It was built in 1961 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Soviet rule in Georgia.
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Location: Ulitsa Galutvinskaya Street, Kolomna, Russian Federation, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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