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- 1. Burdinbidearen Euskal Museoa 11: Theklan· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Burdinbidearen Euskal Museoa 16 (cropped): Theklan· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The ASEA electric locomotive was an electric locomotive type originally operated by Ferrocarriles Vascongados in the Basque Country, Spain. When that company was absorbed by FEVE, it came to be known as the FEVE 4100 series. It was later operated by Euskotren.
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 95 years ago, in 1931.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 10.6 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 85 years (1931–2016).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1931–1932
- in service from
- 1931
- retired
- 2016
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- ASEA, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
- operators
- Ferrocarriles Vascongados, Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha, Euskotren
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC overhead line
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 10.6 m
- weight
- 43 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q112767609, Wikipedia: ASEA electric locomotive (Ferrocarriles Vascongados, early version) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.