what is it?
HŽ series 2141 (formerly JŽ 743) was a prototype diesel shunter locomotive series of the Croatian Railways, built by Đuro Đaković. Only one was produced, but the project was later withdrawn.
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 49 years ago, in 1977.
- 1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1977
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- builders
- Đuro Đaković
- operators
- Croatian Railways, Yugoslav Railways
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 1.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B'B'
- length
- 15.3 m
- weight
- 68 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1058069, Wikipedia: HŽ series 2141 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.