TCDD E68000

TCDD E68000
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Designer Hyundai Rotem
Builder Hyundai Rotem, TÜLOMSAŞ
Build date 2013-2015
Total produced 80
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. B-B
UIC class Bo'Bo'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Loco weight 86 tonnes (85 long tons; 95 short tons)
Electric system(s) 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current collection Pantograph, 1,600 millimetres (63 in) wide single-pole collector
Performance figures
Maximum speed 120 km/h (70 mph)
Power output 4,000 kW (5,400 hp)
Career
Operators TCDD Taşımacılık
Numbers E68001 – E68080

TCDD E68000 is a series of electric locomotives used by the Turkish State Railways. The locomotives have a power output of 5,000 kW and are capable of 140 km/h speed.

The first 8 locomotives were built by Hyundai Rotem in South Korea and the later 72 by TÜLOMSAŞ in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1]

The order has a total cost of $330 million, with 220 million being provided by Islamic Development Bank.[2] These locomotives have a quite simple and unusual livery for TCDD with two flashy yellow stripes on a gray background. The livery of the E68009 is also a bit different from the rest of the series with TCDD's corporate logo standing alone on each side.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The New Electric Locos of Turkey: Hyundai E68000". RailTurkey.org. July 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "E68000". Trainsofturkey.com. July 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hyundai-Rotem + Skoda: TCDD E68000". Railcolor.net. July 22, 2016.

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