{"id":27823,"date":"2025-05-30T22:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T01:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielpaladino.com\/?p=27823"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:08:46","slug":"korail-class-8200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/05\/30\/korail-class-8200\/","title":{"rendered":"Korail Class 8200"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54557291305_529379c0d8_k.jpg\" \/>\n<p>The <b>Korail Class 8200<\/b>, based on the Siemens EuroSprinter ES 64 F platform and built by <b>Hyundai Rotem<\/b> between 2002 and 2008, is a Bo\u2032Bo\u2032 electric locomotive. It delivers 5 200 kW of power and runs at a maximum service speed of 150 km\/h (theoretically capable of 220 km\/h if re-geared).<\/p>\n<p>Introduced to replace the older EL 8100 units, it hauls medium-distance passenger services\u2014especially third-tier Mugunghwa-ho trains\u2014on fully electrified routes such as Gyeongbu, Honam, Jungang, Taebaek and Yeongdong. Equipped with Head-End Power (HEP), each unit can feed up to 12 passenger cars without extra generators.<\/p>\n<p>For regional and intercity duties, it uses four 1 300 kW traction motors, electronically controlled air and regenerative brakes, and on-board ATS\/ATP safety systems. When a train formation exceeds five cars, a dedicated dynamo car is sometimes coupled to guarantee auxiliary power for lighting, HVAC and other systems. Across its production run of 83 units (8201\u20138283), the Class 8200 remains a workhorse on Korea\u2019s electrified mainlines, underpinning the \u201c<b>slow-train<\/b>\u201d <b>Mugunghwa-ho<\/b> service.<\/p>\n<p>Suwon Station, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>Photo Taken: May 05, 2025<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2r83nXx\">High resolution<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gabouruguay-collection\/\">Flickr Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Did you like this post?<\/b><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korail Class 8200, based on the Siemens EuroSprinter ES 64 F platform and built by Hyundai Rotem between 2002 and 2008, is a Bo\u2032Bo\u2032 electric locomotive. It delivers 5 200 kW of power and runs at a maximum service speed of 150 km\/h (theoretically capable of 220 km\/h if re-geared). Introduced to replace the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,16,100,101,1015,1024,2380,3131,3137,3489,3491,3642,4459,4461,4702,4790,4966,5092,5355,5356,6017,6525,6674,7107,7108,7118,7661,8413,8620,8640,8657,9780,9782,10959,10960,10963,11113,11997,12096,12259,12260,12443,12694,12696,13217,13249,13262,13264,13273,13276,13277,13278,13286,13306,13339,13467,14768,13728,13729],"class_list":["post-27823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-related-posts","tag-animals","tag-travel","tag-100","tag-101","tag-asia","tag-asiaoriental","tag-canon","tag-class","tag-class8200","tag-corea","tag-coreadelsur","tag-creativity","tag-electric","tag-electriclocomotive","tag-estacion","tag-eurosprinter","tag-ferrocarril","tag-flickr","tag-gabrielpaladinocom","tag-gabrielpaladinoibanez","tag-gyeonggi","tag-hyundairotem","tag-intercity","tag-korail","tag-korail-8261","tag-korea","tag-locomotora","tag-mobility","tag-motor","tag-movilidad","tag-mugunghwaho","tag-passenger","tag-passengers","tag-rail","tag-railcar","tag-railway","tag-regional","tag-siemens","tag-slowtrain","tag-southkorea","tag-southkorea2025","tag-station","tag-suwon","tag-suwonstation","tag-tourism","tag-track","tag-train","tag-trainspotting","tag-transit","tag-transport","tag-transportation","tag-transporte","tag-travelling","tag-tren","tag-trip","tag-turismo","tag-updated","tag-vehicle","tag-vehiculo","has-post-thumbnail"],"tags_input":"#animals,#travel,8200,8261,asia,asiaoriental,canon,class,class8200,corea,coreadelsur,creativity,electric,electriclocomotive,estacion,eurosprinter,ferrocarril,Flickr,gabrielpaladinocom,gabrielpaladinoiba\u00f1ez,gyeonggi,hyundairotem,intercity,korail,Korail 8261,korea,locomotora,mobility,motor,movilidad,mugunghwaho,passenger,passengers,rail,railcar,railway,regional,siemens,slowtrain,southkorea,southkorea2025,station,suwon,suwonstation,tourism,track,train,trainspotting,transit,transport,transportation,transporte,travelling,tren,trip,turismo,Updated,vehicle,vehiculo","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phjlBv-7eL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30461,"url":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/07\/10\/korail-class-220000\/","url_meta":{"origin":27823,"position":0},"title":"Korail Class 220000","author":"Gabriel Paladino Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez","date":"July 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Korail Class 220000, operating under the service name ITX-Maum (ITX-\ub9c8\uc74c), is a mid-speed electric multiple unit (EMU) manufactured by the South Korean company Dawonsys. 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