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what is it?
The MÁV Class V42 is a class of dual-voltage electric locomotives supplied to MÁV. Its nickname is "Leó".
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- 1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 12.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1961–1966
- number built
- 42
- kind
- Electric locomotive
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- builders
- Ganz Works
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 1.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 16/25 kV 50 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- B'B'
- length
- 12.3 m
- weight
- 74 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q140734685, Wikipedia: MÁV Class V42 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.