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PKP class EW60

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Alstom Pojazdy Szynowe· electric multiple unit produced by Pafawag

PKP class EW60, photo 1 of 2
1/2 Muri· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

Pafawag 6WE and 6WEb (with car types 404B+302B+405B and 404Bb+302Bb+405Bb, classified as series EW60) are standard-gauge, three-car electric multiple units produced in Poland. They were manufactured in a quantity of 2 units at the Pafawag factory in Wrocław in 1990 for Szybka Kolej Miejska in the Tricity area. Since 2007, these units have been operated by Masovian Railways.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • power 206 kWpower output
  • weight 129 tin working order
  • built 2made in total

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

  • Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
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number built
2
kind
electric multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇵🇱 Poland
builders
Alstom Pojazdy Szynowe
operators
Masovian Railways
top speed
120 km/h
power
206 kW
length
6.5 m
weight
129 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q9249982, Wikipedia: PKP class EW60 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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