#5017
E1000 series
🇹🇼 Taiwan ·built by Union Carriage & Wagon· from 1996· class of Taiwanese electric locomotives
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TRA E1000 E1020: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. E1000 推拉式自強號: Jason199567· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 20210409 E1000自強號於新竹車站: 鐵路1· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. E1000型電力機車製造銘板: 氏子· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. TRA E1000 across Shanjia Station 20121111a: billy1125 from Hualien, Taiwan· CC BY 2.0
- 6. TRA E1000 across Shanjia Station 20121111b: billy1125 from Hualien, Taiwan· CC BY 2.0
- 7. TRA E1000 across Shiliu Station 20130929: Mk2010· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. TRA E1000 and Qidu Station Platform 2C 20180616a: Solomon203· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. TRA E1000 and Qidu Station Platform 2C 20180616b: Solomon203· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. TRA E1000 Hsinchu: Dquai· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The E1000 locomotive, commonly known as the PP Tze-chiang, is a series of electric push-pull trains used by the Taiwan Railway, operated as part of the Tze-chiang limited express service. The locomotives were built by Union Carriage & Wagon and GEC-Alsthom, while the passenger cars were built by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Precision & Industries and Tang Eng Iron Works.
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 30 years ago, in 1996.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 30 years (1996–2026).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1996
- in service from
- 1996
- retired
- 2026
- status
- retired
- number built
- 64
- kind
- electric locomotive
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- builders
- Union Carriage & Wagon, Alstom, Hyundai Mobis, Tang Eng Iron Works
- operators
- Taiwan Railways Administration
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 2.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- (nominal) from overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 17.2 m
- weight
- 60 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q10915911, Wikipedia: E1000 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.