3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DSB EA 3020 at Ringsted Station: Leif Jørgensen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. DSB EA 3014: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Ex-DSB Class EA now in service for Bulmarket in Bulgaria - number 3020 named G F Ursin: Jon Worth· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The DSB Class EA was the first electric locomotive in Denmark, introduced in 1984. Twenty-two were built for DSB, about half were acquired by Deutsche Bahn in 2001 when it took over the freight business of DSB. Between 2007 and 2010 some units were transferred to DB Cargo Bulgaria for freight service in Bulgaria. As of 2017, only five units remained with DSB. The units were finally withdrawn from service in Denmark in December 2020.
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 42 years ago, in 1984.
- Top speed is 1.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 14 minutes.
- 4 MW is about 47 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 19.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1984–1992
- retired
- 2020
- status
- retired
- number built
- 22
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn
- operators
- DSB
- top speed
- 175 km/h
- power
- 4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 19.4 m
- weight
- 80 t
- Dutch name
- DSB EA
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q900990, Wikipedia: DSB Class EA (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.