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- 1. Lokomotywa EP03: Tekatka191· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The PKP class EP03 (manufacturer's designation: ASEA E150) is a type of electric locomotive used by Polish railway operator Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP).
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 75 years ago, in 1951.
- 1.8 MW is about 21 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1951–1952
- number built
- 8
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- ASEA
- operators
- Polish State Railways
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 1.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3,000 V DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 14.2 m
- weight
- 81.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q220758, Wikipedia: PKP class EP03 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.