TCDD E68000

TCDD E68000

TCDD E68017 at Alpullu

Type and origin Power type Electric Designer Hyundai Rotem Builder Hyundai Rotem, TÜLOMSAŞ Build date 2013-2015 Total produced 80

Specifications AAR wheel arr. B-B UIC class Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Length 20 m (65 ft 7 in) Loco weight 86 tonnes (85 long tons; 95 short tons) Electric system(s) 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary Current collection Pantograph, 1,600 millimetres (63 in) wide single-pole collector

Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (70 mph) Power output 4,000 kW (5,400 hp)

Career Operators TCDD Taşımacılık Numbers E68001 – E68080

TCDD E68000 is a series of electric locomotives used by the Turkish State Railways. The locomotives have a power output of 5,000 kW and are capable of 140 km/h speed.

The first 8 locomotives were built by Hyundai Rotem in South Korea and the later 72 by TÜLOMSAŞ in Eskişehir, Turkey.

The order has a total cost of $330 million, with 220 million being provided by Islamic Development Bank. These locomotives have a quite simple and unusual livery for TCDD with two flashy yellow stripes on a gray background. The livery of the E68009 is also a bit different from the rest of the series with a big TCDD's corporate logo standing alone on each side.