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what is it?
The Siemens E40 AG-V1 is a type of electric locomotive built by Siemens Mobility for use in Queensland, Australia.
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 20 years ago, in 2006.
- 4 MW is about 47 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 20.4 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
- 2006–2014
- status
- in service
- number built
- 100
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Siemens Mobility
- operators
- Queensland Rail, Pacific National, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 4 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′Bo′
- length
- 20.4 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7510898, Wikipedia: Siemens E40 AG-V1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.