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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SZ 363 at Divaca train station: Ajznponar· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. SŽ series 363: Iwankgb· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 5 SZ 363-020 Maribor 020316: NAC· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Spodnja Brežnica Slovenske zeleznice 91791363022-9 SŽ series 363 01: Nxr-at· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. SZ 363 005 met een trein bestaande o.a. uit ketelwagens. (44280904962): J. Zwoferink· Public domain
- 6. SZ 363 029 onderweg met een containertrein naar Koper. (29391546117): J. Zwoferink· Public domain
- 7. SZ 363-009 at Ljubljana train station: Ajznponar· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. SŽ 342 022 and SŽ 363 014 - 02: Andrej Shadura· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. SŽ 363 001 (53647718868): Nelso Silva from Porto, Portugal· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. SŽ 363 012 (53387750497): Nelso Silva from Porto, Portugal· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The SŽ series 363 is a class of 3 kV DC electric locomotives operated by Slovenian Railways. They were built in 1975-1977 by the French manufacturer Alstom. They have a typically Alshom C′C′ wheel arrangement with monomotor bogies.
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 51 years ago, in 1975.
- 3 MW is about 35 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1975–1977
- in service from
- 1975
- number built
- 39
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Slovenske železnice
- top speed
- 125 km/h
- power
- 3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- C′C′
- length
- 20.1 m
- weight
- 115 t
- nicknames
- Brižita
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q12803835, Wikipedia: SŽ series 363 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.