The following is a list of
diesel
Diesel may refer to:
* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
and
electric
Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter that has a property of electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by ...
locomotives produced by
Electroputere Craiova,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
.
For Romanian Railways
Diesel locomotives
The diesel electric locomotives employed by CFR and built by
Electroputere
Electroputere S.A. (which translates as ''Electropower'' in English) is a Romanian company based in Craiova. Founded in 1949, it is one of the largest industrial companies in Romania. Electroputere has produced more than 2,400 diesel locomotive ...
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...
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 (post-1999) locomotives are painted in blue livery, while older ones have grey livery.
Electric locomotives
The electric locomotives employed by
Romanian Railways-CFR and built by
Electroputere
Electroputere S.A. (which translates as ''Electropower'' in English) is a Romanian company based in Craiova. Founded in 1949, it is one of the largest industrial companies in Romania. Electroputere has produced more than 2,400 diesel locomotive ...
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...
are known as EA-type and were originally based on the license of the Swedish company
ASEA
''Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget'' (English translation: General Swedish Electrical Limited Company; Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industrial company.
History
ASEA was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as ...
. All are built for standard gauge (1435 mm) and run using a catenary wire at 50 Hz 25 kV
AC. Older electric locomotives are painted in grey livery, while modernised (post-1999) rolling stock use red livery.
Modernized Electric Locomotives
For British Rail
The 3500 HP Diesel electric locomotive, known as LDE 3500 HP-BR, was manufactured for British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
ways. A total of 30 locomotives have been delivered.
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.
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.
For China Railways
The 2100 HP Diesel electric locomotive, similar to Romanian Class 62, known as LDE 2100HP ND2, was manufactured for China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
. 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
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
. A total of 88 locomotives of this type have been delivered.
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.
For Iranian Railways
The diesel electric locomotives employed by Iranian Railways
, majoroperators =RAI, Tooka rail, Samand rail
, ridership =21 million
, passkm =13 billion
, freight =31 million tonnes
, tonkm =22 billion tonnes
, infrastructure =
, length =
, doublelength = 142 ...
are known as LDE 2640 HP-IR. A total of 20 locomotives have been delivered.
For Polish State Railways
The 2100 HP Diesel electric locomotive, similar to Romanian Class 62, known as LDE 2100HP PKP, was manufactured for Polish State Railways
(''PKP S.A.''; en, Polish State Railways, Inc.) is the dominant railway operator in Poland.
The company was founded when the former state-owned enterprise was divided into several units based on the need for separation between infrastructure ...
. A total of 422 locomotives have been delivered.
For Yugoslav Railways
The Electric Locomotive of 5100 kW was also manufactured for Yugoslav Railways
Yugoslav Railways ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslavenske željeznice/Jugoslovenske železnice, Југославенске жељезнице/Југословенске железнице; mk, Југословенски железници; sl, Jugoslovans ...
. Known as Class 461, nowadays they are in use for Serbian Railways
Serbian Railways ( sr, Железнице Србије/''Železnice Srbije'', abbr. ŽS or ЖС) is a Serbian engineering and technical consulting company based in Belgrade, Serbia.
In 2015, the Government of Serbia established three new compan ...
and Railways of Montenegro
Rail transport in Montenegro is operated by four separate companies, which independently handle railway infrastructure, passenger transport, cargo transport and maintenance of the rolling stock. The four companies were a part of public company ''R ...
. A total of 103 locomotives have been delivered.
See also
* List of stock used by Romanian Railways
References
External links
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Romanian locomotives photo gallery
Electroputere locomotives
Electroputere locomotives
Electroputere S.A. (which translates as ''Electropower'' in English) is a Romanian company based in Craiova. Founded in 1949, it is one of the largest industrial companies in Romania. Electroputere has produced more than 2,400 diesel locomotives, ...
Locomotives of Romania