SS6 (Shao Shan 6) Electric Locomotives

 

 

SS6 is served as a mainline locomotive. From an unofficial information source, only a handful of SS6 were built and at year 2000, Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works started the production on SS6B. They are used in Jingguang, Longhai and Baocheng lines.

SS6 SS6B
Service Mode Passenger/Freight Passenger/Freight
Axle Arrangement
Rated Power
Axle Weight
Total Weight
Rated Traction Effort
Start Traction Effort
Length (between coupler centres) 416mm 416mm
Drive Mode
Voltage
Maximum Speed

SS6 Prototype

ss6b 1031 st.jpg (61537 個位元組) prototype locomotives only belong to Sanmenxia Depot for hauling freight trains from Xi'an to Sanmenxia. (12/2003 photoed by Henry Tang at Xi'an East Shunting Yard)
ss6b 1031 st.jpg (61537 個位元組) of SS6, in which no traction bar is present.

SS6B

ss6b 1031 st.jpg (61537 個位元組) 6B 1031 waiting a signal to proceed at Shaoguan on the Beijing-Guangzhou main line - Oct. 2000. Photo by Stewart Szeto.
SS6b 1034 st.jpg (75833 個位元組) new SS6B 1034 at Shaoguan Depot. Notice that it still bear with Zhuzhou depot code, does any one can explain why? - Oct. 2000. Photo by Stewart Szeto.
SS6b1034 bogie 00-1008 st.jpg (41707 個位元組) 6B 1034 bogie - Oct. 2000. Photo by Stewart Szeto.
SS6b1038+ss10768 shaoguan yard st.jpg (81792 個位元組) 6B 1038 at Shaoguan Yard and SS10768 at the background - Oct 2000. Photo by Stewart Szeto.
R214-4513-03 SS6B1032 SB freight at Pingshi.jpg (188565 個位元組) bound freight hauled by SS6B 1032 was seen at Pingshi Station, Guangdong Province, 7 Oct 2000. Photo by Rick Wong.

Webmaster notes: More SS6B photos taken at Shaoguan Depot can be found here.

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