Alstom KZ8A

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Alstom KZ8A
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Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Alstom
Build date 2012 -
Total produced 25
Specifications
UIC class Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)
Length 35 m (114 ft 10 in)
Loco weight 200 t (200 long tons; 220 short tons)
Electric system(s) 25kV 50Hz AC
Performance figures
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output 8800 kW
Career
Operators Qazaqstan Temir Zholy
Disposition in production

The KZ8A is a broad gauge electric freight locomotive developed by Alstom for Qazaqstan Temir Zholy - national railway company of Kazakhstan.[1] In October 2010, QTZ placed an order for 200 locomotives.[2][3]

Initially, they will be built in Belfort, France; production later shifting to a new factory in Astana.[4] The first KZ8A off the production line was unveiled on October 2012.[5]

Specification

The locomotives will be among the most powerful in the world, capable of hauling 9000 tonne freight trains;[6] they have also been designed to cope with extremes of temperature.

The locomotives will weight 200 tonnes, with 8.8MW power output and a maximum speed of 120 km/h.[7]

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