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EL21
🇩🇪 East Germany ·built by LEW Hennigsdorf· from 1981· Industrial electric locomotive of the East German manufacturer LEW for the Soviet Union
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. EL21-223 with train (1): motowoz· CC0
- 2. EL21-253 with train (1): motowoz· CC0
- 3. EL21-027 with train (1): motowoz· CC0
- 4. EL21-027 with train (2): motowoz· CC0
- 5. EL21-028 with train (2): motowoz· CC0
- 6. EL21-028 with train (3): motowoz· CC0
- 7. EL21-028: motowoz· CC0
- 8. EL21-030 with train (2): motowoz· CC0
- 9. EL21-030 with train (3): motowoz· CC0
- 10. EL21-163: V.T.· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
EL21 is an electric locomotive produced in the years 1981-1986 by LEW Hennigsdorf for industrial railways. Two hundred and sixty five were built for mining railways in the Soviet Union.
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 45 years ago, in 1981.
- 2.1 MW is about 25 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 27 African elephants (~6 t each).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1981–1986
- number built
- 265
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- builders
- LEW Hennigsdorf
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- 2.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,520 mm Russian broad gauge
- electric system
- 1.5 kV DC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′+Bo′+Bo′
- weight
- 160 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4172717, Wikipedia: EL21 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.