TCDD E68000
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TCDD E68000 (stylised as E 68 000 on painted registration numbers) 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 (87 mph) speed.
History
[edit]The first 8 locomotives were built by Hyundai Rotem in South Korea and the later 72 by TÜLOMSAŞ in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1]
The order has a total cost of $330 million, with 220 million being provided by Islamic Development Bank.[2] 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.[3] Revised locos have yellow TCDD lettering replaced by blue TCDD Taşımacılık lettering.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]Locomotive 68 041 was involved in the Ankara train collision on 13 December 2018.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In practice, all 25 kV/50 Hz overhead lines in Turkey are overvolted to 27500 V, enabling 175 km/h (109 mph).
References
[edit]- ^ "The New Electric Locos of Turkey: Hyundai E68000". RailTurkey.org. July 22, 2016.
- ^ "E68000". Trainsofturkey.com. July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Hyundai-Rotem + Skoda: TCDD E68000". Railcolor.net. July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Turkey train crash: Several killed in high-speed train collision". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
External links
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Media related to TCDD E 68000 at Wikimedia Commons