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what is it?
The MÁV Class V46 series is the most numerous class of thyristor electric shunting locomotives delivered to MÁV (Hungarian State Railways) between 1983 and 1992. Its nickname is "Szöcske". Under the new numbering system introduced in 2011, it is designated as the 460 series.
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 43 years ago, in 1983.
- 820 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.4 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
- 1983–1992
- number built
- 60
- kind
- Electric locomotive
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- builders
- Ganz Works
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 820 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC
- wheel arrangement
- B'B'
- length
- 14.4 m
- weight
- 80 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q140753366, Wikipedia: MÁV Class V46 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.