TCDD E 40000

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TCDD E40000
E40013 at Adapazari.jpg
E40 013 at the head of a eastbound Adapazarı Express regional train at Adapazarı in 2004.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Builder Groupement 50Hz
Build date1969
Total produced15
Specifications
Configuration:
   AAR B-B
   UIC B'B'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Trucks Monomotor
Length14.94 m (49 ft 0 in)
Loco weight79.4 tonnes (78.1 long tons; 87.5 short tons)
Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Power output2,945 kW (3,950 hp)
Career
Operators Turkish State Railways
NumbersE40001 – E40015

TCDD E40000 series electric locomotives were electric locomotives used by TCDD.

None of the locomotives numbered E40001 – E40015 are in operation anymore. Three E40000 units remain operational but are not used unless deemed necessary.

The locomotives, which made their first run in Haydarpaşa in 1971, began suburban service in 1972 with the completion of the Ankara suburban electrification. The E40000s also took on the duty of hauling trains on the Kayaş–Ankara and Ankara–Kayaş lines, replacing steam locomotives coming from the east. Of these locomotives, the first 8 units were imported from France, while the other 7 were assembled in Haydarpaşa.

With a maximum speed of 90–130 km/h, the E40000 series eventually handed over their duties to the E14000 series suburban trains.

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