8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Locomotive series 444: philstephenrichards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. ŽS 444 in Subotica: I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia. More of my work can be found in my personal gallery .· CC BY 3.0
- 3. ZS 444-007 cargo1: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. ZS 444-007 cargo2: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. ZS 444-007 cargo3: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. ZS 444-009 Subotica 080914 IC272: NAC· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. ŽS 444 015 ŽS 412 101: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. ŽS 444 021 NBG: Srđan Popović· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The ŽS series 444 is an electric locomotive built for Serbian Railways formed by the overhaul and modernization of 30 ŽS series 441 locomotives.
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 22 years ago, in 2004.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.5 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
- 2004–2007
- number built
- 30
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- builders
- KONČAR – Elektroindustrija d.d., Mašinska Industrija Niš
- designer
- ASEA
- operators
- Serbian Railways, Srbija Kargo
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.5 m
- weight
- 80 t
- nicknames
- Severina
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q8083590, Wikipedia: ŽS series 444 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.