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HSH Class T211.0

Albania ·built by ČKD· series of diesel locomotives

HSH Class T211.0, photo 1 of 1
1/1 Rainerhaufe· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

Class T211 was a series of diesel locomotive, used Hekurudha Shqiptare, the railway company of Albania. Some sources said 4 locomotives were delivered. However, only two locomotives were ever seen in Albania.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 40 km/htop speed
  • power 118 kWpower output
  • weight 22 tin working order
  • built 2made in total

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

  • Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built
—
number built
2
kind
Diesel
traction
diesel
origin
Albania
builders
ČKD
operators
Hekurudha Shqiptare
top speed
40 km/h
power
118 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
B'
length
7.2 m
weight
22 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q18347872, Wikipedia: HSH Class T211.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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