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- 1. EU-20: Hiuppo· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The EU20 is an electric locomotive type formerly operated by the Polish State Railways (PKP) in Poland.
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 71 years ago, in 1955.
- 3.2 MW is about 38 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 18.5 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
- 1955–1958
- retired
- 1976
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 34
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- builders
- LEW Hennigsdorf
- operators
- Polish State Railways
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- 3.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC overhead lines
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 18.5 m
- weight
- 120 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q430055, Wikipedia: PKP class EU20 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.