PKP class EP03

Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,220 mm (48 in)
Length	14,170 mm (46 ft 5 7⁄8 in)
Width	3,150 mm (10 ft 4 in)
Loco weight	81.2 t (79.9 long tons; 89.5 short tons)
Electric system/s	3,000 V DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	LIB 117, 83:24 gear ratio

Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	ASEA
Build date	1951–1952
Total produced	8

PKP class EP03
	EP03-01
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	ASEA
Build date	1951–1952
Total produced	8
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	1,220 mm (48 in)
Length	14,170 mm (46 ft 5 7⁄8 in)
Width	3,150 mm (10 ft 4 in)
Loco weight	81.2 t (79.9 long tons; 89.5 short tons)
Electric system/s	3,000 V DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	LIB 117, 83:24 gear ratio
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	1,650 kW (2,210 hp); 1,800 kW (2,400 hp)
Career
Operators	PKP
Locale	Poland

The PKP class EP03 is a type of electric locomotive used by Polish railway operator Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP).

History

In 1946 PKP purchased eight locomotives from the Swedish manufacturer Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (ASEA) of a type not used in Sweden.

Introduction

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

Locomotive numbers	Operator	Remarks
01	Sucha Beskidzka

Withdrawal

The EP03 locomotives were in service until about 1970; the last of the class was withdrawn in 1974.

Present use

The only locomotive in operation is EP03-01, preserved in the railway museum in Chabówka.

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