PKP class EW51

what is it?

EW51 (originally series 91 000/92 000, later on E400/E500, E93, and E51) was a three-car electric multiple unit, produced by the Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein plants in Warsaw (mechanical parts of motor cars), H. Cegielski Spółka Akcyjna in Poznań and L. Zieleniewski in Sanok (control cars and trailer cars) in the years 1936–1939. Electrical equipment was supplied by English Electric. The units were intended for suburban traffic in the Warsaw area.

who runs it

Polish State Railways

base stats

• speed 100 km/htop speed
• power 432 kWpower output
• weight 114 tin working order
• built 76made 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 90 years ago, in 1936.
• 🚗432 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏63.1 m long: about 14 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 34 years (1936–1970).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1936

in service from

1936

retired

1970

status

retired

number built

76

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

builders

H. Cegielski – Poznań, Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein, English Electric

operators

Polish State Railways

top speed

100 km/h

power

432 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

3 kV DC

wheel arrangement

Bo'Bo'+2'2'2'

formation

motor+trailer+driving trailer

length

63.1 m

weight

114 t

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