Beijing (BJ) hydralic diesel locomotive

 

 

 

Beijing (BJ) locomotives are maded by "February 7 Locomotive Work". They are distributed at Central China (such as Wuhan), Northern China (such as Zhengzhou and Beijing) and North-east China for hauling passinger trains. Now their production was stopped and are slowly replaced by newer generation of locomotives.

BJs are different from DF that they use hydraulic transmission and Bo-Bo type bogie. They have a "Tiananmen" logo at the front and can be easily recognised. Train enthusiaists like to call them "Little Beijing". There are two types of "Little Beijing": One has two driving cabinets and the other one has a single cabinet. (The latter type is seldom seen.) The "Large Beijing" are used at the Russian-China boundary.

Technical information of BJ is listed below:

Model
BJ
Years built
1971-1991
Usage
Mainline Passenger Service
Axle Arrangement
Bo-Bo
Transmission Type
Hydraulic
Hydraulic Transmission Device
EQ2027A
Engine
12V240ZJ
Nominal Power
1990 kW
Axle Weight
23t
Weight
92t
Rated Traction Effort
163kN
Start Traction Effort
227kN
Minimum Curve Negotiable
125 m
Maximum Speed
120 km/h
Fuel Tank Capacity
5500 L
Length
16500 mm
Width
3285mm
Height
4735mm
Distance between couplers
8755mm

 

bjlayout.jpg (135839 個位元組) General arrangement for Beijing type diesel hydraulic locomotives.
Dsc00602.jpg (93985 個位元組) BJ 3163 at Wuchang Station - June 2000. Captured by Stewart Szeto. (Captured from Digital Video Tape)
Dsc00605.jpg (80836 個位元組) BJ 3162 at Wuchang Station - June 2000. Captured by Stewart Szeto. (Captured from Digital Video Tape)

R142-1144-34s DF11 8 at GZD.JPG (57780 個位元組)

Little Beijing at Zhengzhou Depot. They are still in service now. (Photoed by Henry Tang at December, 2002)
DF11 0128.jpg (171454 個位元組) The Bo-Bo axle arrangement of BJ. (Photoed by Henry Tang at Zhengzhou, Dec. 2002)