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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ВЛ80С-197, станция Владимир (2): Neu-Zwei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. VL40M: motowoz· CC0
- 3. Traction rectifier VUK-4000T of electric locomotive VL80S: Vivan755· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Traction-motors: Vivan755· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. ВЛ80-008, СССР, Ростовская область, Новочеркасский электровозостроительный завод (Trainpix 176134): Asabist· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. ВЛ80К-683 (Trainpix 175082): Pozdnyakov D.V.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. ВЛ80С-072, Россия, Архангельская область (Trainpix 191087): BLOG· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. ВЛ80С-1076, Россия, Архангельская область, станция Коноша-II (Trainpix 170030): BLOG· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. VL80A-751: trainsru· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. VL80B-216 with train (cropped): Дмитрий Закутный· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The VL80 (ru: ВЛ80) is a Soviet (and later Russian) built electric AC mainline freight locomotive. The initials VL are those of Vladimir Lenin (ru: Владимир Ленин), after whom the class is named.
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- 32.5 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
- 1961–1995
- number built
- 4,921
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- builders
- Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
- operators
- Russian Railways, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Ukrainian Railways, Uzbek Railways
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,520 mm Russian broad gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- length
- 32.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1244508, Wikipedia: VL80 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.