OSE Class 120

OSE Class 120
(Siemens Hellas Sprinter)
120 030 at Thessaloniki railway station, 22 May 2016
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderKrauss-Maffei -> Siemens Mobility
Munich-Allach
Build date1997 (001-006)
2004-2005 (007-030)
Total produced30
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo'-Bo'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1,250 mm (49.21 in)
Length:
 • Over couplers19,580 mm (64 ft 3 in)
Width3 metres (9 ft 10+18 in)
Loco weight80 t
Electric system/s25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Train brakesElectrodynamic, Electropneumatic brake (Knorr-Bremse), Direct / Indirect Bremse
Performance figures
Maximum speed200 km/h (125 mph)
Power output5.066 MW (6,794 hp)
Tractive effort320 kN (72,000 lbf) (at startup)
225 kN (51,000 lbf) with 80 km/h (50 mph) (continuous)
Career
OperatorsHellenic Train, RailCargo Logistics Goldair (120 007)
Numbers001-030
Official nameHellas Sprinter
Delivered1998-2008

Hellenic Train Class 120, also known as Hellas Sprinter, is a class of electric locomotives operated by Hellenic Train. It is part of OSE's rolling stock. They were manufactured by Siemens and Krauss-Maffei in Germany.[1]

They are equipped with electric motors with a total power of 5000 kW and have been used in both passenger and freight trains on the Greek railways since 1999. It was the first and is currently the only class of fully electric locomotives of the Hellenic Railway Network and the main locomotives used between Athens and Thessaloniki. There are two other types of electric trains in the National Rail Network of Greece, the Siemens Desiro EMU (460 series) and the ΕΤR 470 (in service since 2022).

  1. ^ "Η πρώτη ηλεκτράμαξα των σιδηροδρόμων μας" [The first electric train of our railways]. Σιδηροτροχιά (Siderotrochia) (in Greek) (15). Σύλλογος Φίλων Σιδηροδρόμων (Σ.Φ.Σ.) (Railway Friends Club): 13. July 1997.