List of Electroputere locomotives
The following is a list of diesel and electric locomotives produced by Electroputere Craiova, Romania.
For Romanian Railways
Diesel locomotives
The diesel electric locomotives employed by CFR and built by Electroputere Craiova are known as classes 60 to 68 and originally registered under the series 060-DA. They were based on a design created by SLM Winterthur, BBC Baden and Sulzer Winterthur and bears, externally, resemblance to AE 6/6 Swiss electric locomotives. New diesel modernised locomotives are painted in blue livery, while older ones have grey livery.Name | Type | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | Years built |
Class 60 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula | 1959–1981 | |
Class 62 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula | 1966–1981 | |
Class 63 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula. Modernised version of class 62. J. 60 in service. | 2000–present | |
Class 65 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula. Modernised version of class 60. | 2004–present | |
Class 66 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula. ALCO two stroke engine, freight version. | 1978–1982 | |
Class 67 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula. Passenger version of class 66. | 1978–1982 | |
Class 68 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula. Same as class 60, but uses broad gauge for railways near the Moldovan and Ukrainian borders. | 1959–1988 | |
Class 70 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula. ALCO two stroke engine, freight version. | 1978–1982 | |
Class 71 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula. Passenger version of class 70. | 1978–1982 |
Electric locomotives
The electric locomotives employed by Romanian Railways-CFR and built by Electroputere Craiova are known as EA-type and were originally based on the license of the Swedish company ASEA. All are built for standard gauge and run using a catenary wire at 50 Hz 25 kV AC. Older electric locomotives are painted in grey livery, while modernised rolling stock use red livery.Name | Builder | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | Years built |
Class 40 | Electroputere | Co'Co' axle formula | 120 km/h | 1965–1991 |
Class 41 | Electroputere | Co'Co' axle formula | 160 km/h | 1966–1991 |
Class 42 | Electroputere | Co'Co' axle formula. Only 2 where built, modified from existing ones, for speed tests. | 200 km/h | 1977 |
Class 45 | Electroputere-Siemens Transportation Systems | Co'Co' axle formula. Heavily modernised class 41 locomotives, with new bogies, gears, control systems and brakes. First CFR locomotives to use computerised traction control. 24 are currently in service, with 20 currently being converted from class 41. | 160 km/h | 1999–2000 |
CFR Class 47 | Electroputere Craiova, Softronic | Co'Co' axle formula, modernized from Class 40 and 41 for heavy loads. Only 1 is owned by CFR Călători; the others belong to freight operators, including CFR Marfă. | 120 km/h | 2006–present |
For British Rail
The 3500 HP Diesel electric locomotive, known as LDE 3500 HP-BR, was manufactured for British Railways. A total of 30 locomotives have been delivered.Name | Type | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | overall length | maximum width | maximum height | weight, fully supplied |
LDE 3500 HP-BR | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula |
For Bulgarian Railways
The 2100 HP Diesel electric locomotive, similar to Romanian Class 62, known as BDŽ LDE 2100HP Class 06, was manufactured for Bulgarian Railways. A total of 130 locomotives of this type have been delivered.Name | Type | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | overall length | maximum width | maximum height | weight, fully supplied |
LDE 2100HP BDZ | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula |
The BDŽ Class 46 Electric Locomotive of 5100 kW for Bulgarian Railways, and similar to Romanian Class 40, was manufactured as a more improved alternative against EL 5100 kW for Romanian Railways. A total of 45 locomotives of this type have been delivered.
Name | Type | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | overall length | maximum width | height with lowered pantograph | height with lifted pantograph | weight, with ballast |
LE 5100 kW-BDŽ Class 46 | Electric | Co'Co' axle formula | to |
For China Railways
The 2100 HP Diesel electric locomotive, similar to Romanian Class 62, known as LDE 2100HP ND2, was manufactured for China Railway. A total of 285 locomotives have been delivered.With a different body, another model of diesel electric locomotives, known as LDE 2100 HP-ND3, was employed by China Railway. A total of 88 locomotives of this type have been delivered.
Name | Type | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | overall length | maximum width | maximum height | weight, fully supplied |
LDE 2100 HP-ND3 | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula |
The Electric Locomotive of 5100 kW was also manufactured for China Railways. They were known as RS1, and only 2 locomotives have been delivered.
For Hellenic Railways
The diesel electric locomotives employed by Hellenic Railways are known as LDE 4000 HP-OSE. A total of 10 locomotives have been delivered.Name | Type | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | overall length | maximum width | maximum height | weight, fully supplied |
LDE 4000 HP-OSE | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula |
For Iranian Railways
The diesel electric locomotives employed by Iranian Railways are known as LDE 2640 HP-IR. A total of 20 locomotives have been delivered.Name | Type | Specifications and Notes | Maximum speed | overall length | maximum width | maximum height | weight, with 2/3 fuel, lube oil and sand |
LDE 2640 HP-IR | Diesel electric | Co'Co' axle formula |