PKP class EP03 EP03-01
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder ASEA Build date 1951–1952 Total produced 8
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Power output 1,650 kW (2,210 hp) 1,800 kW (2,400 hp)
The PKP class EP03 (manufacturer's designation: ASEA E150 ) is a type of electric locomotive used by Polish railway operator Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP).
History [ edit ]
In 1946 PKP purchased eight locomotives from the Swedish manufacturer Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) of a type not used in Sweden.
Introduction [ edit ]
The locomotives were introduced in 1951–1952. They were designated EP03 class according to PKP system , and numbered EP03-01 to EP03-08. Their main purpose was operating light passenger and freight trains.
Locomotive assignment [ edit ]
Withdrawal [ edit ]
The EP03 locomotives were in service until about 1970; the last of the class was withdrawn in 1974.
Present use [ edit ]
The only locomotive in operation is EP03-01, preserved in the railway museum in Chabówka .
See also [ edit ]
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Rolling stock of Poland
Diesel
Standard gauge Narrow gauge
Electric Steam
Standard gauge* Standard gauge** Narrow gauge
Multiple units
Metro cars
Series withdrawn from service shown in italics .
* Own classes - steam locomotive classes built specially for PKP order in Poland or abroad
** Foreign origin class