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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Midi E 3301 BBC SLM 1: unknown - repro by CoCo11417· Public domain
- 2. France, Chemin de fer du Midi, 1-C-1 E.3301 loco, single shaft, Aliotts (Ans 05405-032): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Unbekannt / Ans_05405-032 / Public Domain Mark· CC0
what is it?
Midi E 3301 was a prototype electric locomotive of Class E 3300 designed for the Chemins de fer du Midi, France. Because of poor performance, it was refused by the Compagnie du Midi and was re-deployed to Swiss railways. On 1 May 1919, it was classified Fb 2/5 11001 and, in 1920, it became experimental locomotive Be 2/5 11001 of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).
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 116 years ago, in 1910.
- 736 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1910–1911
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Brown, Boveri & Cie
- operators
- Chemins de fer du Midi
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- 736 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Single phase AC,, 12/15 kV, 16, 2, 3 Hz.
- wheel arrangement
- 1′C1′
- weight
- 75 t
- nicknames
- Viktor
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1410558, Wikipedia: Midi E 3301 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.