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China Railways SS4
🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Datong Co., Ltd.· from 1985· Chinese electric locomotive class
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 韶山4-0006号机车: 孔浴巾· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. China Railways SS4 0113: Alancrh· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. China Railways SS4 Electric locomotive 20231003: 颐园居· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. SS4 0036 at Yangpingguan: Jucember· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. SS4 0110: Jucember· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. SS4 0177 20111102: 颐园新居· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. SS4 1072 on No.1 Bridge (20171023103611): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. SS4 7193 20180210: Tyg728· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 201708 SS4-0545 at Zhangping Depot: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 201908 SS4-0765 hauls Freight Train at Shamalda Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Shaoshan 4 (Chinese: 韶山4) is a type of electric locomotive used on the People's Republic of China's national railway system. This locomotive was built by the Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works. The power supply was industrial-frequency single-phase AC, and the axle arrangement Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′.
who runs it
base stats
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 41 years ago, in 1985.
- 6.4 MW is about 75 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 32.8 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1985–2006
- in service from
- 1985
- number built
- 1,577
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- CRRC Datong Co., Ltd., CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd., CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.
- operators
- China Railway No.3 Engineering Group Co., Ltd., China State Railway Group
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 6.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- length
- 32.8 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q860772, Wikipedia: China Railways SS4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.