3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Locomotiva 91 53 0 480024-5 Transmontana, Softronic: Turbojet· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Kecskemét H-MMV 91 55 0610 103-8 Transmontana 2018-06-24: Beroesz· CC BY-SA 2.5 hu
- 3. Transmontana: BBX52· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Softronic Transmontana is a six-axle electric locomotive for freight trains, produced by the Romanian locomotive producer Softronic.
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 16 years ago, in 2010.
- 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.
- 6.6 MW is about 78 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 2010
- number built
- 66
- kind
- electric locomotive
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- builders
- Softronic
- designer
- Softronic
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 6.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC, 15 kV AC
- wheel arrangement
- Co'Co'
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q65154869, Wikipedia: Softronic Transmontana (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.