Chinese Rail DF4B
The DF4B (Chinese: 东风4B) is a kind of diesel locomotive used in China. It was built by Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Works.It has been in production since 1984 and is still produced as of 2012.It is the most common locomotive in China and is used for both passenger and freight services.[1]
| DF4B 东风4B | |
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| DF4B locomotives | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Build date | 1984 - 2012 |
| AAR wheel arr. | Co-Co |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Length | 21,100 mm (69 ft 3 in) |
| Width | 3,309 mm (10 ft 10.3 in) |
| Height | 4,500 mm (14 ft 9 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 138 tonnes |
| Prime mover | 16V240ZJB |
| Transmission | electric (AC-DC) |
| Top speed | Passenger:120 km/h (75 mph) Freight:100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Power output | 2,650 kW (3,550 hp) |
| Tractive effort | Passenger: 327.500 kN (73,625 lbf) starting, 243.000 kN (54,629 lbf) continuous Freight: 435.000 kN (97,792 lbf) starting, 324.000 kN (72,838 lbf) continuous |
| Career | China Railways |
| Locale | People's Republic of China |
Nickname
DF4B is called "Armed Police" or "Watermelon" (freight version), and "Orange" (passenger version).
Gallery
DF4B 1743
DF4B 2319
DF4B 6014
DF4B 9096 in Shangling
DF4B 9432 7620 at Jinhua
DF4B 1757 in Beijing
Manufacturers
DF4B have been manufactured by several companies:
- Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Works(1001~1999;2101~2685;7001~7793)
- CSR Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd.(7701~7732, former DF4E)
- CSR Ziyang Locomotive Works(3101~3999;9001~9597)
- Datong locomotive factory(6001~6587)
References
- ↑ Decade of sword - CNR Dalian Locomotive Development Records Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, the website of Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Works.(Chinese)