JŽ series 341

JŽ 341
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Alstom
Build date 1955/12/01
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. Bo'Bo'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Length 16 m (52 ft 5.9 in)
Locomotive weight 80 t (79 long tons; 88 short tons)
Electric system(s) 3,000 V DC Catenary
Current collection
method
Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed 95 km/h (59 mph)
Power output 1,375 kW (1,844 hp)
Career
Number(s) 341
Nicknames "Marijana"
Locale Croatia

The single locomotive designated JŽ 341 is a curiosity.

It was originally designed for hauling freight and passenger-trains on the then new mountain part of the electrified Rijeka mainline. When it was found out, that the axle pressure was high (20 t), further orders were abandoned. The maintenance and usage of this locomotive caused troubles in that there was only one unit of this type. The production and holding of spare parts was uneconomic.

The final years of this locomotive were used in banking freight traffic over the very hilly and difficult Rijeka-Zagreb line between Fužine and Lokve.

The end of useful life commenced in May 1986.

Photographs of this locomotive are very rare.

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