8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. J41 098 Schönefelder Gruppe, 6182 509: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. OEBB 1016 LCD: Murdockcrc· CC BY 3.0
- 3. Siemens ES64U2: Thomas Wolf ( Der Wolf im Wald )· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 4. Siemens ES64P: Sebastian Terfloth User:Sese_Ingolstadt· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 5. OSE class 120: Dm-messina· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Siemens ES64F4: Sebastian Terfloth User:Sese_Ingolstadt· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 7. Siemens ES64U4: bigbug21· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Siemens ES64F: K. Jähne· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The EuroSprinter family of electric locomotives is a modular concept of locomotives for the European market built by Siemens Mobility. The internal Siemens product name is ES 64, with ES for EuroSprinter and the number 64 indicating the 6,400 kW power at rail. Additional information is given in the name on the usage (U as universal, P as prototype and F as freight) and on the number of electric power systems supported (e.
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 30 years ago, in 1996.
- Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 10 minutes.
- 6.4 MW is about 75 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 19.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996–2003
- number built
- 630
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- KraussMaffei, Siemens Mobility
- top speed
- 230 km/h
- power
- 6.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV AC, 3 kV DC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 19.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q174852, Wikipedia: EuroSprinter (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.