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7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DB E41 001: Michael Heimerl· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. German Class 141 228 7: Hans-Peter Scholz Ulenspiegel· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 3. Bw Rosenstein- Lokomotiven E 5207 und E 41 056 - LABW - Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg )PL 723 DK 140-95): Wikimedia Commons· CC BY 4.0
- 4. Dreiseenbahn - E41 001 141 001 - Museumsbahn IG 3-Seenbahn: UnFUG-Fabi· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. E41 001 (28320783698): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. E41 001 (42193342591): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Koblenz Elok E41 001: Berlinverkehr· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The class E 41, also known as the DB Class 141 is the first class of German Einheits-Elektrolokomotive (see related article for more details on development) commissioned by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1956.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 70 years ago, in 1956.
- 2.4 MW is about 28 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1956–1971
- retired
- 2006
- status
- retired
- number built
- 451
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- AEG, ABB Group, Henschel & Sohn, KraussMaffei, Siemens, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
- operators
- Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 2.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.6 m
- weight
- 67 t
- nicknames
- Knallfrosch (firecracker)
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 141
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q324988, Wikipedia: DB Class E 41 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.