ESS 100/200/300/400/700 Series

what is it?

The Elektrische Staatsspoorwegen (ESS) 100/200/300/400/700 series were the first electric multiple units to be operated during the Dutch East Indies colonial era. It was manufactured by Werkspoor, Allan and Beijnes in Beverwijk, with electrical equipment supplied by General Electric and Westinghouse. This EMU was one of the first passenger trains in Indonesia to feature a steel body and was also the first to sport a cream-and-green livery, which would be used by the Indonesian railways after independence until the early 1990s.

base stats

• built 50made 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 102 years ago, in 1924.
• 📏17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 41 years (1925–1966).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built

1924–1927

in service from

1925

retired

1966

status

retired

number built

50

kind

Electric

traction

electric

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

GE Transportation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Beijnes, Werkspoor

top speed

—

power

—

electric system

1,500 V DC

length

17.1 m

Dutch name

Elektrische Staatsspoorwegen serie 100/200/300/400/700

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