2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TCDD E43012 at Haydarpaşa: Alasdair McLellan· Public domain
- 2. TCDD E43042 at Haydarpasa: Btian P. Dorsam· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The TCDD E43000 is a twin-cab six-axle Bo-Bo-Bo electric locomotive used previously by the Turkish State Railways and currently by TCDD Taşımacılık in Turkey. The locomotives were designed by Toshiba and built by TÜLOMSAŞ at their Eskişehir shops. The locomotive is based on the JNR Class EF63 electric locomotive in Japan, built by Toshiba.
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 38 years ago, in 1988.
- 3.2 MW is about 37 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1988
- in service from
- 1987
- number built
- 45
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- builders
- TÜLOMSAŞ
- designer
- Toshiba
- operators
- Turkish State Railways, TCDD Taşımacılık
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 3.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'Bo'
- length
- 20.2 m
- weight
- 120 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q747316, Wikipedia: TCDD E 43000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.