China Railways HXD3D


China Railways HXD3D is a high power electric locomotive of China rated at 7.5 MW as it uses 6 Toshiba traction motors rated at 1.25 MW. The locomotive is produced by Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Company. Like the China Railways HXD1D, China Railways HXD3D is expected to ease the tension in railway operation of quasi-high speed locomotives, and to fill a gap in China mainland of the actual quasi-high speed application of high power AC locomotives.

Attachment of locomotive

Named locomotive

The first number locomotive and locomotive number 8001 have a "rainbow" paint coating. However, other locomotives are using the "orangutan" paint coating. And Chinese railway fans also call it "tomato" because of its red paint.