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the Qizang railway is an interesting one, requiring some specially made locomotives to handle the extreme conditions of the area and altitudes of over 5000m (16,400 ft). the line uses 3 types of engines. Using DF8B (??, Dong Feng, East Wind, these are the domestic work horse of China) locomotives from Beijing to Lanzhou. These are 3680 kW (nearly 5000HP) units. from Lanzhou to some random township close to Lhasa (cant remember where) the locomotive units are replaced with more powerful variants thats especially equipped for extreme altitudes of an average of 4500m (14,500 ft), these are DF8CJ using a more powerful version of the 16V280ZJA (16 cyl 280 x 285 mm) engine, developing 4000 kW (about 5400HP). These DF8BJ locomotives are adapted with features including an oxygen system. From after this random township, the locomotives are replaced with a lesser powerful GE NJ2 3000 kW (about 4000HP) units, as the terrain is a lot flatter and altitude isn't so high (around 3500m or 11,400 ft) Going though the toughest areas of 5200m, there are a total of 4 DF8CJ units with 16,000kW (21,500HP) of combind power, pulling the rolling stock at about 90kph (56mph). From Beijing to Lanzhou, there are 2 DF8B engines pulling at the max speed of 160kph (100mph) and 3 GE units at about 100kph (62mph).
Pic is of 2 DF8B engines going though towards Lanzhou in Gansu province.
Man i sound like a train geek :/
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