The Shaoshan 3 () is a type of

electric locomotive An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a Battery (electricity), battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime mover (locomotive), ...

used on the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

's national railway system. This locomotive was the third Chinese electric main line locomotive, built by the

Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. is one of the electric locomotive manufacturers in China. It is one of the subsidiaries of CRRC. History Predecessor Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works was founded in 1936. CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., ...

. The power supply was industrial-frequency single-phase AC, and the axle arrangement Co-Co.

Manufacturers

SS3s have been manufactured by several companies: *Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works (0001～0677;4001～4008;4085～4104;5029～5251) * Datong Electric Locomotive Works (6001～6095;4009～4084;4108～4556) *

Ziyang Locomotive Works CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese locomotive manufacturer, one of the subsidiaries of CRRC. The plant was located in Ziyang, Sichuan Province. History CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as The company) is a subsidiary of CRRC Corp ...

(8001～8057) *CRRC Taiyuan Co., Ltd. (4105～4107)

Preservation

*SS3-0001: is preserved at the

China Railway Museum The China Railway Museum () is a Chinese museum preserving locomotives that have operated on the railways of the People's Republic of China. The museum offers a total exhibition space of and eight exhibition tracks. The museum is located in ...

*SS3-0023: is preserved at

Central South University Central South University (CSU; ) is a public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. Funded and overseen by China's Ministry of Education, it is a member of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction initiatives. History ...

中南大学铁道校区将建“中南铁路园”[图
红网 *SS3-0054: is preserved at the

*SS3-0450: is preserved at Liuzhou Railway Vacational Technical College *SS3-4493: is preserved at Taiyuan Locomotive Depot, Taiyuan Railway Bureau

References

External links

''SS3型电力机车''_TrainNets.com
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