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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ZCG461-031 Bijelo Polje: Pristina· Public domain
- 2. JŽ 461 series locomotive (01): Orlovic· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. ŽS class 461: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. ŽCG Class 461: Simon Legner ( User:simon04 )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. MŽ Class 461: Markku Salo· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. JŽ 461-021: Rusaylo· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The JŽ series 461 is a six-axle electric locomotive built in Romania for Yugoslav Railways. Today they are known as ŽS series 461 in Serbia, ŽCG series 461 in Montenegro and MŽ series 461 in North Macedonia.
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 55 years ago, in 1971.
- 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
- 1971–1980
- number built
- 103
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia
- builders
- Electroputere
- designer
- ASEA
- operators
- Yugoslav Railways, Željeznički prevoz Crne Gore
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 19.8 m
- weight
- 120 t
- nicknames
- Rumunka (Romanian girl)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1102972, Wikipedia: JŽ series 461 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.