PKP class ET41

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• 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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A.
Build date	1977–1983

ET41
ET41
	ET41-001 of PKP Cargo in Raszowa, 15 September 2016
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A.
Build date	1977–1983
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• 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
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	125 km/h (78 mph)
Power output	4,000 kW (5,400 hp)
Tractive effort	500 kN (110,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	PKP
Nicknames	Bolek i Lolek, Jamnik, Łamaniec, Tandem

ET41 (manufacturer's designation: HCP 203E) 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.^[1]

History

ET41 is a modification of the EU07 locomotive, and was designed for the purpose of heavy cargo transport. It is made of two connected bodies of EU07, minus the cabs at the inner ends.

Introduction

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

Production started in 1977 and continued until 1983. A total number of 200 double-locomotives were produced.

Locomotives numbers	Producer	Years of production	Quantity
001 - 200	Cegielski Poznań	1977–1983	200

Notable events

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.^[2]

Present day^[when?]

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.^{[citation needed]} In 2016, PKP Cargo decided to send some ET41 locomotives for major repair and modernization to Ostrów Wielkopolski. The locomotives received overhauled electrical equipment, bogies, and traction motors, as well as revamped driver's cabs. The first locomotive to be modernized, ET41-006, was shown off on 14 October 2016.^[3]

References

^ "1081". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
^ "EU07 and EP07". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ "PKP CARGO received the first modernized locomotive of ET41 series". PKP Cargo. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

External links

Modern Locos Gallery
Rail Service
Mikoleje
Chabówka Rail Museum

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[1] "1081". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2007.

[2] "EU07 and EP07". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[3] "PKP CARGO received the first modernized locomotive of ET41 series". PKP Cargo. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.