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China Railways SS9

🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.· from 1998· Chinese electric locomotive class

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. SS9 0003@NXH (20151224104809): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. China Railways SS9 0042: Alancrh· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. China Railways SS9G 0158: Alancrh· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. SS9 0027@BJI (20150527104719): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. 201507 SS9-0155 hauls Z100 at Jinhua Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. 201712 SS9-0097 at Zhuzhou Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. 201907 SS9-0159 hauls Z267 Enters into Suzhou Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. SS9 0002@BJI (20150630183315): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. SS9 0004: Thyristorchopper· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. SS9 0007@BJI (20150527111933): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Shaoshan 9 (Chinese: 韶山9) is a type of electric locomotive used on the People's Republic of China's national railway system. They are mainly used in pulling sub-highspeed passenger trains. Developed and built by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works, the SS9 was designed for the fifth national railway speedup, and 2 prototypes were completed on December 26, 1998.

who runs it

China State Railway Group

base stats

speed 170 km/htop speed
power 5.4 MWpower output
weight 126 tin working order
built 214made 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 28 years ago, in 1998.
Top speed is 1.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 14 minutes.
5.4 MW is about 64 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
22.2 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: 1998–2006
in service from: 1998
number built: 214
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.
operators: China State Railway Group
top speed: 170 km/h
power: 5.4 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 22.2 m
weight: 126 t
nicknames: 青蛙 (Frog; First generation version), 烧酒 (Baijiu liquor; Modified version)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q742252, Wikipedia: China Railways SS9 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.