PKP class ET41
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ET41-199 at Trzebinia Siersza station, 12 May 2007
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Electric |
| Builder | H. pafawag - Poznań S.A. |
| Build date | 1977–1983 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • AAR | B-B+B-B |
| • UIC | Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Wheel diameter | 1,250 mm (49.21 in) |
| Length | 31,860 mm (104 ft 6 3⁄8 in) |
| Width | 3,038 mm (9 ft 11 5⁄8 in) |
| Height | 4,343 mm (14 ft 3 in) |
| Loco weight | 167 t (164 long tons; 184 short tons) |
| Electric system/s | 3 kV DC Catenary |
| Current pickup(s) | Pantograph |
| Traction motors | EE 541B |
| Transmission | 79:18 |
| Loco brake | Oerlikon |
| Train brakes | Oerlikon |
| Performance figures | |
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| Maximum speed | 125 km/h (78 mph) |
| Power output | 4,000 kW (5,400 hp) |
| Tractive effort | 500 kN (110,000 lbf) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | PKP |
ET41 is the name for a Polish electric locomotive used by the Polish railway operator (PKP). Three such locomotives were briefly rented to the Croatian Railways between 1995 and 1996 and were given the designation HŽ series 1081 there.
ET41 is a modification of the EU07 locomotive, and was designed for the purpose of heavy transport. It is made of two connected bodies of EU07, minus the cabs at the inner ends.
The design for this machine was ready in 1976. Basically it consists of two EU07 locomotives but with two driver's cabs removed. Two locos are semi-permanently coupled in multiple operation. Because of this, the current collection must be done independently for each section.
Production started in 1977 and continued until 1983. A total number of 200 double-locomotives were produced.
For some time number 100 carried a special white-red livery and was used on the special PZPR (Polish communist party) trains.
Half-locomotives 036B, 088A and 116A have been rebuilt as PKP EU07-537, EU07-544 and PKP EU07-545 respectively. This has required cabs to be built at the back end.
ET41 are mainly used for coal transport from Upper Silesia to the ports of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Szczecin. Seldom are those locomotives used for hauling passenger trains. In 2016, PKP Cargo decided to send some of ET41 locomotives for major repair and modernization to Ostrów Wielkopolski. Electric part, bogies and traction engines were modernized. Driver cabs were rebuild, reducing the noise level in the cab.
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