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China Railways HXD3B

🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.· from 2008· class of Chinese electric locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. HXD3B 0258@NXH (20180518092203): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. HXD3B0080 20120429: 颐园新居· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. HXD3B 0007@NXH (20150913164750): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. HXD3B 0084@BJN (20151011145747): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. HXD3B 0003@HXP (20160615102924): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. HXD3B 0004@NXH (20250726150117): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. HXD3B 0006 at Shoupakou (20180204152917): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. HXD3B 0006 with K4749@NXH (20260305124705): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. HXD3B 0007@NXH (20150913164632): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. HXD3B 0007@NXH (20150913164754): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The HXD3B (Chinese: 和谐3B型电力机车) is a class of electric locomotives for heavy freight service built by Bombardier Transportation and CNR Dalian Locomotives.

who runs it

China State Railway Group

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 9.6 MWpower output
weight 150 tin working order
built 500made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 18 years ago, in 2008.
9.6 MW is about 113 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 25 African elephants (~6 t each).
22.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 2008–2011
number built: 500
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.
designer: Bombardier Transportation, CNR Dalian Locomotives
operators: China State Railway Group
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 9.6 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: Catenary
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 22.8 m
weight: 150 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q747325, Wikipedia: China Railways HXD3B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.