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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HŽ 1061 series locomotive (14): Orlovic· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. HŽ 1061 series locomotive (01) : Orlovic· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The HŽ series 1061 was a 6-axle articulated electric locomotive series that was used by Croatian Railways (Croatian: hrvatske željeznice, HŽ). In Slovenia it is known as SŽ series 362. This locomotive, built jointly by Ansaldo and Breda, is derived from the Italian FS Class E636 and was originally donated by the Italian government.
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- 2.6 MW is about 31 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 52 years (1960–2012).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1960
- in service from
- 1960
- retired
- 2012
- status
- retired
- number built
- 50
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- builders
- Breda, Ansaldo
- operators
- Croatian Railways
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 2.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′Bo′
- length
- 18.4 m
- weight
- 108 t
- nicknames
- "Breda", "Žutka", "Mehovka"
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q597724, Wikipedia: HŽ series 1061 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.