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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ŽS 641-327: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. JŽ 641 series locomotive (01): Orlovic· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. ŽS 641 327: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
ŽS series 641 is a Serbian code for shunting Hungarian-made diesel-electric locomotive class on Serbian Railways. Formerly it was operated by Yugoslav Railways under designation JŽ series 641. This class has nickname "Mađarica" (Hungarian girl) as they were produced in Hungary.
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- 441 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 11.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1960–1985
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- builders
- Ganz Works
- operators
- Serbian Railways
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 441 kW
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 11.3 m
- weight
- 61.7 t
- nicknames
- "Mađarica"
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q14481725, Wikipedia: ŽS series 641 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.