These brand new DF4DH diesels (Constructed by Dalian) have a Chinese 16V240ZJD diesel motor and an electric transmission. Power output is 2940 kW, tractive effort is 480 kN. These are ultra-robust and reliable diesels, performing in both hot/humid (South) and ultra-cold/dusty (North) circumstances. And the noise is indeed great, even though most Chinese diesels have a very impressive sound! :-D
My favourite diesels, sound-wise, are the DF8B and DF11 though, both of them Qishuyan built... :-)
Hello, again, try the 2W tons cargo train when you were here next time! I think you must know, the most poweful locomotive(9600KW from Alstom and Siemens) is running in China now.
According to rather reliable sources in the internet (Hans Schaefer), these trains weigh around 5000 tons... This would be way too much for QJ's (Maximum 1150 tons for one QJ), but three QJ's have been seen on the Pass on at least one occasion... The two train engines (QJ's 6630 and 7164) stalled just West of Shangdian, and a third one (QJ 6735) was sent down from Shangdian to help the train... A friend of mine whitnessed, photographed and enjoyed it all, on december the 24th 2003... :-)
deux QJ suffisaient largement!!! mais c'est impressionnant.
lutrains 2 years ago
What an amazing piece of work, the whole are vibrating from the sound of those incredible locos..Thanks for sharing..5*...Bob
robmasterman 3 years ago 6
What powerplant is in those things? Obviously a 4-stroke and pretty noisy.
CGT867 3 years ago
These brand new DF4DH diesels (Constructed by Dalian) have a Chinese 16V240ZJD diesel motor and an electric transmission. Power output is 2940 kW, tractive effort is 480 kN. These are ultra-robust and reliable diesels, performing in both hot/humid (South) and ultra-cold/dusty (North) circumstances. And the noise is indeed great, even though most Chinese diesels have a very impressive sound! :-D
My favourite diesels, sound-wise, are the DF8B and DF11 though, both of them Qishuyan built... :-)
qj7205 3 years ago
So these are for freight? As far as I know the passenger counterparts use the Dalian Locos 16V280ZJA just like the DF11.
bearchoirfan 3 years ago
Hello, again, try the 2W tons cargo train when you were here next time! I think you must know, the most poweful locomotive(9600KW from Alstom and Siemens) is running in China now.
alex0422 4 years ago
Yep, on the Da-Qin-Line (大秦线), right? :-)
qj7205 4 years ago
Yes! And the new 9600KW C0-C0 is coming soon:)
alex0422 4 years ago
I think the freight train is rare to see, because two DF4C are in the front and one DF4C is in the end.
KCR59 4 years ago
Indeed, here (Jitong line) there is only one daily train like this... :-)
PS: In this video the engines are DF4D's in the "4200" number series, not DF4C's... :-)
qj7205 4 years ago
57 wagons and 3 DF4's. I wonder if they ever used 3 QJ's to haul 57 wagons?
chrissun86 4 years ago
According to rather reliable sources in the internet (Hans Schaefer), these trains weigh around 5000 tons... This would be way too much for QJ's (Maximum 1150 tons for one QJ), but three QJ's have been seen on the Pass on at least one occasion... The two train engines (QJ's 6630 and 7164) stalled just West of Shangdian, and a third one (QJ 6735) was sent down from Shangdian to help the train... A friend of mine whitnessed, photographed and enjoyed it all, on december the 24th 2003... :-)
qj7205 4 years ago
pretty cool to see that they actually use helper engines in china too!
CP5677 4 years ago
There are a lot of insects... 5*
chunlusun 4 years ago
Indeed, those loud grasshoppers are typically for August in China... :-)
qj7205 4 years ago