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China Railways HXD3D

🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.· from 2012· class of Chinese electric locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. HXD3D 0576@NXH (20180518085917): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. China Railways HXD3D 0250 & HXD3D 0496 20180511 01: Changzhensky· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. HXD3D 1893 at Shoupakou (20171203155903): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. HXD3D 1921@NXH (20180630052506): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. 201504 HXD3D-0331 hauls Z92 at Shanghai Station (1): MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. 201704 HXD3D-0220 hauls K188 departs from Wuxi Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. 201805 HXD3D-0231 hauls K187 at Nanxiang: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. 201812 HXD3D-0683 hauls Z216 enters into Wuxi Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. 201908 HXD3D-0566 hauls K4291 at Panzhihua Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. 20230526 HXD3D-8014 hauling Z236 leaving ZZH: Windmemories· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The HXD3D (Chinese: 和谐3D型电力机车) is a high power electric locomotive of China rated at 7.5 MW as it uses 6 Toshiba traction motors rated at 1.25 MW. The locomotive is produced by CRRC Dalian Locomotive Co. LTD. The HXD3D, similar to the HXD1D, is expected to alleviate the operational challenges associated with quasi-high-speed locomotives and to address the lack of actual quasi-high-speed applications for high-power AC locomotives in mainland China.

base stats

speed 160 km/htop speed
power 7.5 MWpower output
weight 126 tin working order
built 521made 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 14 years ago, in 2012.
Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
7.5 MW is about 88 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
23 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: 2012
number built: 521
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.
top speed: 160 km/h
power: 7.5 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 23 m
weight: 126 t
nicknames: 彩虹, 猩猩, 番茄/西红柿

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

Sources: Wikidata Q10921673, Wikipedia: China Railways HXD3D (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.