2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. E4000s at Halkali: Derya Fendereci· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 2. E4001, Istanbul Express, Sirkeci Terminal, 1988: Philip Wormald - Uploaded with his explicit permission.· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
TCDD E4000 was the first electric locomotive used by the Turkish State Railways, TCDD. The three units, numbered E4001 - E4003 were built by Alstom and Jeumont in France. The units are currently disused.
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 71 years ago, in 1955.
- 1.6 MW is about 19 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16.1 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
- 1955
- in service from
- 1955
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Alstom, Forges et ateliers de constructions électriques de Jeumont
- operators
- Turkish State Railways
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 1.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 16.1 m
- weight
- 77.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1315708, Wikipedia: TCDD E 4000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.