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- 1. CFR EA1 294 at Constanta: TrainSimFan· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. CFR EA 236 at Siculeni: TrainSimFan· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Electroputere LE 5100, otherwise known as CFR Class 40/41/42, is a family of electric locomotives (separated by 3 classes) built for the Romanian Railways (CFR) for use on the Romanian electrified network. Over 1000 Class 40s were constructed, based on the SJ Rb, by Electroputere (EP) under ASEA license in EPs Craiova Works from 1967 to 1991. Entering service in 1965, the Class 40 also operated on private railroads after the repeal of CFRs monopoly on rail transport.
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 61 years ago, in 1965.
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 12 minutes.
- 5.1 MW is about 60 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 19.8 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
- 1965–1991
- in service from
- 1965
- number built
- 1,077
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- builders
- ASEA, Nydqvist och Holm AB, Electroputere
- operators
- Căile Ferate Române, CFR Marfă, Grup Feroviar Român, UNICOM, Transferoviar Grup
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- power
- 5.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC railway electrification, 19.5-27.5 kvolt, V 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 19.8 m
- weight
- 120 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16986677, Wikipedia: Electroputere LE5100 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.