TCDD E68000

TCDD E68000
TCDDT E68030 at Basmane station.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
DesignerHyundai Rotem
BuilderHyundai Rotem, TÜLOMSAŞ
Build date2013-2015
Total produced80
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-B
 • UICBo'Bo'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Loco weight86 tonnes (85 long tons; 95 short tons)
Electric system/s25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph, 1,600 millimetres (63 in) wide single-pole collector
Performance figures
Maximum speed140 km/h (90 mph) [a]
Power output5 MW (6,705 hp)
Career
OperatorsTCDD Taşımacılık
NumbersE68001 – E68080

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.
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