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OSE class 520
🇬🇷 Greece ·built by LEW Hennigsdorf· from 1989· class of 20 Greek diesel-multiple units
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. J26 381 Bf Néi Póri, 520 206: Falk2· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 05.11.92 Δράμα Dráma 621 & 622 (5804230548): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The TRAINOSE Class 520, also known as the AEG DE IC-2000N, is the oldest class of trainsets operated by TRAINOSE. They are diesel-powered, and can be seen operating in DMU-5 or DMU-4 configurations. They were built in 1989 and 1995 as the class 601 and 651, respectively, from the cooperation of West Germany's AEG and East Germany's LEW, and for about two decades they were the spearhead of the InterCity services. Sometimes, DMU-4 trains can be seen operating coupled with another unit to increase capacity.
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 37 years ago, in 1989.
- 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 15 minutes.
- 2.1 MW is about 25 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1989–1995
- number built
- 20
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- builders
- LEW Hennigsdorf
- operators
- Hellenic Train, Hellenic Railways Organisation
- top speed
- 165 km/h
- power
- 2.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16525930, Wikipedia: OSE class 520 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.