MÁV Class V43

what is it?

The MÁV Class V43 is a Hungarian electric locomotive with a box-like appearance. It was meant to replace the MÁV Class V40 and MÁV Class V60, as well as the widespread Class 424 steam locomotives. A total of 379 locomotives were built between 1963 and 1982.

who runs it

MÁV Passenger Transport Co.

base stats

• speed 130 km/htop speed
• power 2.2 MWpower output
• weight 80 tin working order
• built 379made 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

• 🎂First built 63 years ago, in 1963.
• 🚗2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏15.7 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

1963–1982

in service from

1963

number built

379

kind

Electric locomotive

traction

electric

origin

🇭🇺 Hungary

builders

Ganz Works, Ganz-MÁVAG

operators

MÁV Passenger Transport Co.

top speed

130 km/h

power

2.2 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

B'B'

length

15.7 m

weight

80 t

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