The ŽS series 444 is an

electric locomotive An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a Battery (electricity), battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime mover (locomotive), ...

built for

Serbian Railways Serbian Railways ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Железнице Србије, Železnice Srbije, separator=" / "; abbr. / ) is a Serbian engineering and technical consulting company based in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2015, the Government of Serbia establishe ...

formed by the overhaul and modernization of 30

ŽS series 441 Serbian Railways ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Железнице Србије, Železnice Srbije, separator=" / "; abbr. / ) is a Serbian engineering and technical consulting company based in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2015, the Government of Serbia established ...

locomotives.

History

This series is 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 ...

and the

SJ Rb Rb is an electric locomotive operated by Swedish State Railways (). Six locomotives were built by Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, ASEA, in three series designated Rb1, Rb2 or Rb3. History During the 1950s SJ saw the need for a new uni ...

locomotive from

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. The 30 electric locomotives originally from series 441 of Serbian Railways have been modified by Končar Group from Zagreb, Croatia and MIN (Mašinska Industrija Niš) from Niš, Serbia. First modified locomotive, that received new code number - ŽS series 444 (former 441-077), has become operational in summer 2004. Last modified locomotive was opened to traffic in January 2007. The modification is based on the restoration of 441 series. Electric locomotives, page 3
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Voltage

This locomotive utilises 25 kV/50 Hz AC.

Liveries

All class 444 locomotives of Serbian Railways have red and greyish-blue livery which is the same as for other electric locomotives operated - 441 and 461 series.

Fleet

References

External links

Characteristics and some description
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444 Year 444 ( CDXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Aginatius (or, less frequently, year 1197 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 444 for ...

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