Red Flag 2000-class locomotive

The Red Flag 2000-class (Korean: 붉은기2000 Pulg'ŭn'gi-2000) is an electric locomotive built by the Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works for the Korean State Railway, intended for use as a marshalling locomotive.[1] They are used primarily for hauling non-express passenger trains on mainlines in North Korea;[2][page needed] they are frequently seen on the P'yŏngŭi Line.

Red Flag 2000
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderKim Chong-t'ae Works
 North Korea
Build date1968
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electric system/s3,000 V DC
Current pickup(s)Pantographs
CouplersAAR knuckle
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output2,120 kW (2,840 hp)
Career
OperatorsNorth Korea Korean State Railway
Class붉은기2000 Pulg'ŭn'gi-2000
Number in class≥43
Numbers2001-2043

Internally, in terms of their electrical and mechanical components, the Red Flag 2000-class locomotives are based on the Red Flag 1-class, but with Bo-Bo wheel arrangement, riding on two-axle roller bearing bogies. The boxy body is of a hood-type design, with a cab at one end, external walkways around the long hood. They are generally operated with the long hood forward. Producing 2,120 kilowatts (2,840 hp), they entered service in 1968.[3] At least 43 were built, numbered 붉은기2001 to 붉은기2043, and most are painted in the standard light blue over dark blue livery, though a few have been noted in the newer two-tone light green over dark green scheme. One locomotive, number 2015, carries special titles on the sides reading Chŏngju Sŏnyon-ho (정주소년호, "Chŏngju Youth-class").[4] This is a feature shared with rebuilt locomotives of the Red Flag 1 and Red Flag 2 classes, but it is not known if this means this unit has been rebuilt.

References

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  1. ^ "Electric locomotives 50 times". The Pyongyang Times. October 26, 1985. p. 5.
  2. ^ Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道 (in Japanese). Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.
  3. ^ "【原创】朝鲜铁路机车车辆概况一览 -- 一介书生" [[Original] Korea List of railway rolling stock before - scholar]. cchere.com (in Chinese). July 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "All sizes | North Korea loco | Flickr".