OSE class 460

what is it?

The OSE Class 460 is the first class of electric trainsets (EMU) in Greece and, together with the 621 class, it is the second most recent series of railcars operated by TRAINOSE after the 3107 class. They are OSE rolling stock and belong to the Desiro Classic generation, while they were manufactured by Siemens in 2006. They come in line with the 660 class but their main difference is that the 460 is electric-powered with five coaches while the 660 is diesel-powered by two coaches but they have the same manufacturers and gauge.

who runs it

Hellenic TrainHellenic Railways Organisation

base stats

• speed 160 km/htop speed
• power 3.8 MWpower output
• weight 185 tin working order
• built 20made in total

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.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
• 🚗3.8 MW is about 45 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 31 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏89.3 m long: about 20 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 20 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

2006

in service from

2006

status

in service

number built

20

kind

multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇬🇷 Greece

builders

Siemens Mobility

operators

Hellenic Train, Hellenic Railways Organisation

top speed

160 km/h

power

3.8 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

Bo′(2)′(Bo)′(Bo)′(2)′Bo′

length

89.3 m

weight

185 t

Dutch name

OSE 460

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.