2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. OSE Faur Athens: Georgedes· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 20090516-AgiosIoannis-A151: © 2009 K. Krallis, SV1XV· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
OSE class A.151 (Faur LDH70) is a series of locomotives operated by TRAINOSE, which are part of TRAINOSE fleet. They were built by Faur in 1972. They resemble the class A.171, but their main difference is that the A.171 have engines with combined power of 920 kW while A.151 have engines with combined power of 507 kW, but have the same speed, faces and manufacturers, while being diesel driven.
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 54 years ago, in 1972.
- 507 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1972
- in service from
- 1972
- number built
- 12
- kind
- diesel locomotive
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- builders
- FAUR
- operators
- Hellenic Train, Hellenic Railways Organisation
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 507 kW
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q31284777, Wikipedia: OSE class A.151 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.