TCDD E52500
| TCDD E52500 | |
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TCDD E52522 at Haydarpaşa | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Electric |
| Designer | ASEA |
| Builder | Končar |
| Build date | 1967 (used by TCDD since 1998) |
| Total produced | 22 (rented by TCDD) |
| Specifications | |
| AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Length | 15.47 m (50 ft 9 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 82 tonnes (81 long tons; 90 short tons) |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Performance figures | |
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (100 mph) |
| Power output | 3,860 kW (5,180 hp) |
| Tractive effort | 275 kN (62,000 lbf) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Turkish State Railways |
| Number(s) | E52501 – E52522 |
TCDD E52500 is a series of electric locomotives used by the Turkish State Railways, comprising 22 class 441-9 locomotives leased from Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine in Bosnia-Herzegovina. They are used throughout the electrified parts of the Turkish rail network. The locomotives have a power output of 3,860 kW and are capable of 120 km/h.
The locomotives were originally built from 1967 onwards[1] for Yugoslav Railways by ASEA of Sweden and Končar in Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia. They were based on ASEA's Rb design for Swedish Railways.
The first fifteen locomotives were delivered to TCDD in 1998, followed by five more in 1999 and two in 2004 and 2005 respectively. They have been modernised by having the diodes replaced with thyristor rectifiers, making them similar to the Rc, the thyristor-based successor to the Rb.
Two units were scrapped after the Tavsancil accident in 2004. The two replacement units delivered in 2004-05 have higher top speeds that the other units, who could only run at 140 km/h.
These locomotives were withdrawn from TCDD on April 3, 2011 upon finish of the lease contract.
References
- ↑ "ZFBH electric locomotives". RailfanEurope.net. November 6, 2010.
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