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EP20
🇷🇺 Russia ·built by Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant· class of Russian electric locomotives, built from 2011
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ЭП20-002: Sergey Korovkin 84· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. ЭП20-001: ER2-1236· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. RZD EP20-074 2022-04 Sovkhoz 1650803724: Artyom Svetlov· CC BY 4.0
- 4. EP20-001 Belorussky Rail Terminal 2023-07-08 6364: Mike1979 Russia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. EP20-001 Belorussky Rail Terminal 2023-07-08 6365: Mike1979 Russia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. EP20-001 with train: Константин Юрьевич· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. EP20-002 with Burevestnik train (wide): Александр Залесский· CC BY 4.0
- 8. EP20-002 with Burevestnik train: Александр Залесский· CC BY 4.0
- 9. EP20 na Rostov Glavny: Gwinogradow· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. EP20-003 in Rostov-on-Don: Вадим Анохин· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The EP20 (ЭП20) is a type of 6 axle Bo'Bo'Bo' electric passenger locomotive being built for the Russian Railways by Transmashholding's Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant. The locomotive was designed by TRTrans, a joint venture between Transmashholding and Alstom. An order for 200 locomotives was placed in 2010, and the first production unit formally presented in 2012.
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
- Top speed is 1.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 12 minutes.
- 7.2 MW is about 85 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 22.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 80
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- builders
- Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
- designer
- TRTrans (Transmashholding / Alstom / VELNII)
- operators
- Russian Railways
- top speed
- 200 km/h
- power
- 7.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,520 mm Russian broad gauge
- electric system
- / 3 kV DC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'Bo'
- length
- 22.5 m
- weight
- 135 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q968687, Wikipedia: EP20 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.