Belarusian Railway BCG-1

BCG-1
БКГ-1

BCG1-001 and BCG1-002 in TCH-3, Baranavichy

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder CNR Datong Electric Locomotive Traction equipment supplier: Bombardier CPC propulsion systems[1] Braking equipment: Knorr-Bremse[2] Transformer: ABB Datong Traction Transformers jv[3] Total produced 12

Specifications UIC class (Bo'Bo')-(Bo'Bo') Gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ^27⁄32 in) Electric system(s) 25 kV 50 Hz AC[4]

Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)[4] Power output 9.6 MW[4]

Career Operators Belarusian Railway

The Belarusian Railways BCG-1 is a type of twin-unit, eight axle, (Bo'Bo')-(Bo'Bo'), high power mainline electric freight locomotive manufactured by CNR Datong Electric Locomotive for the Belarusian Railway. The locomotives are derived from the China Railways HXD2 locomotive type developed from the Alstom Prima locomotive platform.

History and design

In April 2010 CNR Datong announced that it had obtained a 700million Yuan contract to supply 12 twin section electric locomotives to Belarus;^[4] the locomotives were to be used to increase haulage capacity from the 4700t to 5500t capacity of the 6.52MW VL80S locomotives to 7500t or better, and would be rated at 9.6MW. The contract was signed in October 2010, funded by the Exim Bank of China through a loan of $84.9 million to ОАО «Беларусбанк».^[5][6]

Construction of the first vehicle began in August 2011 and was completed in December 2011.^[6][7]

The first two locomotives were expected to arrive in Belarus in February, with certification testing being undertaken by the Belarusian State Transport University.^[8][9] The first two of the units were delivered in May 2012 to Baranovichi locomotive depot.^[10] The second batch of four locomotives (№№ 003-006) arrived in Baranovichi on November 24, 2012.

References

1. Sources:
   • 在中国的项目 (in Chinese), retrieved June 2012, 牵引和控制系统 电力机车 为大同电力机车有限公司向中国神华集团提供的2台9600千瓦八轴电力机车供应牵引设备与控制系统及备件（2011年8月）
   • 出口欧洲首台机车牵引系统顺利交付并取得阶段性成果, www.bcp-propulsion.com (in Chinese), 21 February 2012
   • "中国制造"大功率电力机车首次登陆欧洲大陆, www.bcp-propulsion.com (in Chinese), 13 June 2011
2. Informer : The customer magazine of Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems (PDF) (32), Knorr-Bremse, May 2012, braking systems for GoSt-standard locomotives, p.13, ... In addition to supplying systems for 12 e-locomotives for Belarus (DELC) ..
3. ABB Datong Traction Transformers Co., Ltd., ABB, Company milestones, 2011, retrieved June 2012
4. "China Northern signs European locomotive order". www.railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette International. 27 April 2010.
5. Белорусская железная дорога закупит локомотивы Китая, www.newsland.ru (in Russian), 2 November 2010
6. В Китае начато изготовление грузовых магистральных электровозов БКГ-1 для Белорусской железной дороги., www.rw.by (in Russian) (Белорусская железная дорога (Belarusian Railway)), 23 August 2011
7. "Chinese locomotives on their way to Belarus", www.railwaygazette.com (Railway Gazette International), 30 January 2012
8. "В Китае проходит заседание комиссии по проведению приемочных испытаний электровозов БКГ-1, произведенных для Белорусской железной дороги.", www.rw.by (Белорусская железная дорога (Belarusian Railway)), 17 January 2012
9. "Datong Electric locomotive Plant (China) started to produce two-section electric BKG-1 locomotives for Belarusian railways" (PDF), Economy of Belarus (3), 2011: 44
10. Source:
    • "Chinese double-unit locomotives arrive in Belarus", International Railway Journal, 17 May 2012
    • Два первых электровоза БКГ-1, изготовленных для Белорусской железной дороги в Китае, прибыли в Беларусь., www.rw.by (in Russian) (Белорусская железная дорога (Belarusian Railway)), 16 May 2012

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