China: The manufacturer has published a video demonstrating the stationary equipment installed at the Zhuzhou plant in China. The technology is designated for conducting faster fatigue and dynamic testing of powered bogies.
The test bench is reported to simulate speeds of 325 km/h and a tractive effort at the wheel rim of 170 kN. It is possible to test up to six wheelset axles with a maximum load of 35 t. The track gauge can be adjusted from 900 to 1,676 mm.
CRRC’s test bench at the Zhuzhou plant. Source: CRRC
It is worth noting that the video captured the six-axle mainline CEA1 electric locomotive, which is the first of its kind produced by CRRC for the Kazakh market. TTT service, a subsidiary of the private operator SilkwayTransit, has ordered a fleet of 10 such vehicles.
