2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. IMG 0971 ET40: Tomasz Górny ( Nemo5576 )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Laskowice Pom ET40-35: Sebastianm· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
ET40 is the name for Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ two-unit freight electric locomotive in service of Polish national rail operator, PKP. The locomotive was produced by Škoda Works in the Czechoslovakia.
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 51 years ago, in 1975.
- 4.1 MW is about 48 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 27 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 34.4 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1975–1978
- in service from
- 1975
- number built
- 60
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
- builders
- Škoda Transportation
- operators
- Polish State Railways
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 4.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 3000 V DC overhead line
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- length
- 34.4 m
- weight
- 164 t
- nicknames
- Bomba, Bombowiec (the Bomb, Bomber)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q834475, Wikipedia: PKP class ET40 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.