The VL10 (ru: ВЛ10)[1][2] 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,
Ukrainian Railways and
Georgian Railway. The initials VL are those of
Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
History
The VL10 series was built as a replacement for the ageing VL8 which, by 1960, no longer met Soviet rail requirements. The VL10s were manufactured at the
Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Works (ТЭВЗ) 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 Tbilisi works under the designation Т8-001. It was built in 1961 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Soviet rule in
Georgia.[3]
In popular culture
The electric locomotive VL10-792 was introduced in the
Trainz computer game in 2012. In 2020, the
Polish developer PlayWay presented a computer simulation game Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator. The protagonist of the story is a train VL10-792. The action unfolds on the section of the
Trans-Siberian Railway from
Novosibirsk to
Krasnoyarsk.[4]
The VL10 (ru: ВЛ10)[1][2] 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,
Ukrainian Railways and
Georgian Railway. The initials VL are those of
Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
History
The VL10 series was built as a replacement for the ageing VL8 which, by 1960, no longer met Soviet rail requirements. The VL10s were manufactured at the
Tbilisi Electric Locomotive Works (ТЭВЗ) 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 Tbilisi works under the designation Т8-001. It was built in 1961 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Soviet rule in
Georgia.[3]
In popular culture
The electric locomotive VL10-792 was introduced in the
Trainz computer game in 2012. In 2020, the
Polish developer PlayWay presented a computer simulation game Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator. The protagonist of the story is a train VL10-792. The action unfolds on the section of the
Trans-Siberian Railway from
Novosibirsk to
Krasnoyarsk.[4]