The 2ES10 is a twin section
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), ...
manufactured from 2010 by
Ural Locomotives. RZD ordered 221 units in 2010. Ukrainian Railways ordered 50 units in 2013. These units are primarily used to pull freight trains.
History and design
The 2ES10 is a two unit 8 axle electric freight locomotive manufactured for
RZD by
Ural Locomotives, a joint venture between
Sinara Group of Russia (base platform and auxiliary equipment) and
Siemens
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of Germany (traction electrical equipment).
The 2ES10 offers double the power output of
VL11 locomotives, with lower operating and maintenance costs. During trials in August 2010, a three-section 2ES10 hauled a train across the
Urals
The Ural Mountains ( ),; , ; , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range in Eurasia that runs north–south mostly through Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural (river), Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan. .
In May 2010, Russian Railways signed an order for 221 2ES10 locomotives. The first prototype locomotive was presented 18 November 2010.
In 2012 the company JSC "Apatite" (ОАО "Апатит") acquired one locomotive, 2ES10-222.
In 2013
Ukrainian Railways sign an agreement to lease 50 2ES10 units as part of a larger 350 locomotive order; the first unit was delivered in Dec. 2013.
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