Greek railways rolling stock explained

Hellenic Train S.A. is the main company alongside small private companies, maintains, repairs, manages and operates a variety of railway rolling stock, which belongs to the Greek State (GAIAOSE SA), except the Hellenic Train's ETR 470. The origin of these trains is mainly German, Greek assembly.

Active rolling stock of Hellenic Train

Locomotives (5 diesel, 1 electric)

Class	Type	QTY	In use ^[1]	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Power	Maximum Speed	Year	Weight	Traction	Photo
120	Bo′Bo′	30	23	Siemens / KraussMaffei	Siemens EuroSprinter Classic ES64P "Hellas Sprinter"^[2]	4 x Siemens asychronous three-phase AC short-circuit motors (1403 kW)	5612 kW	200 km/h	1997 - 2006	80tn	320 kN
220	Bo′Bo′ de(diesel electric locomotive)	36	27	Adtranz (1998) / Bombardier Transportation	DE2000	2 x MTU 12V 396TC13 with supercharger MTU ZR 170	2170 kW	160 km/h	2004	80tn	260 kN
A 450	Co′Co′ de(diesel electric locomotive)	20	9^[3]	Montreal Locomotive Works	CC MX-627	1 x 12V ALCO 251C with supercharger GE	2015 kW	130 km/h	1973	120 t	290 kN
A 500	Co′Co′ de(diesel electric locomotive)	10	5^[4]	Montreal Locomotive Works	CC MX-636	1 x 16V ALCO 251E with supercharger	2685 kW	130 km/h	1974	124 t
A 200	Bo′Bo′ de(diesel electric locomotive maneuver)	10	3	Alco	DL532B	1 x ALCO 251B 6 cylinders with supercharger ALCO 320-F1 / ALCO 320 E	772 kW	100 km/h	1962	65 t	153 kN
A 9500 (DA.1 - DA.2)	Bo′Bo′ / Β′Β′ (600mm)	2	1	Schöma			240 kW	40 km/h	1999

Note: Includes withdrawn types (QTY indicates the number of delivered units)

Diesel shunters (under withdrawal)

Class	Type	QTY	In use	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Power	HP	Top speed	Weight	Year	Photo
A 100	C dh (in conjunction)	30	2	Krupp	V60 (1955)	Maybach MTW GT06A V12 with supercharger Maybach A GL - 111	485 kW	650 HP	70 km/h	51 t	1968
A 150	B′B′ dh	12	2^[5] (rarely)	FAUR	LDH70	Maybach Mercedes 820Bb/6 cylinders with supercharger VTR 250 with Licence BBC	522 kW	700 HP	70 km/h	48 t	1973

Diesel trainsets

Class	Type	QTY	In use	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Power	Year of construction	Weight	Height	fuel tank capacity	Traction	Max speed	Photo
520	B′B′+2′2′+2′2′+2′2′+B′B′ de (DM+IT+IT+DM)	12/8	4	AEG/LEW/Hellenic Shipyards	AEG-SF DE IC-2000N	2 x MTU 12V396TC13 with supercharger M.T.U ZR 170/137 and Siemens electric motors (traction), auxiliaries: 2 x MAN D2866 TUE - 2 x AVK DKBS 49 / 150 - 4 diesel generator	2150 kW	1991 - 1995				150 kN	180 km/h
560 / 4500	2′+Bo′+2′ de	17/12	12/8	Stadler/Bombardier/Hellenic Shipyards	GTW 2/6	1 x MTU 12V 183 TD13	550 kW	2005	62tn (560) / 59t (4500)			55 kN	115–140 km/h
621	Bo′Bo′+2′Bo′ dh (DM+DM)	15	12^[6]	Bombardier Transportation/Hellenic Shipyards	BOMBARDIER-M.A.N 2000	3 x MAN D2842ME 601, 3 x Voith T320rz+KB260/11+HA, 1 x MAN D2866 TUE (190 kW) with supercharger moving the generator AvK DBKS 49/200-4TS (175 kW)	1710 kW	2007\	100-152t	4,2m	1400x2 = 2800Lit (4 diesel engines)		135–150 km/h
3107	2′Β′+2′2′+Β′2′ 2′2′+(1A)(A1)+2′2′ de (rack) (750mm)	4	4	Stadler	BDmh 2Z+4A/12	1 x MAN D2842 TE / LE102	600 kW	2007				80 kN	80 km/h

Electric trainsets

Class	Type	QTY	In use	Manufacturer	Model	Power	Engine	Maximum speed	Traction	Year in construction	Year in first release	Photo
460	ΕMU-5	20	15	Siemens/Hellenic Shipyards	Desiro Electric (Classic)	3840 kW	8 x Siemens Asychronous AC motors	180–160 km/h	195 kN	2003–2005	2006
ETR 470	(1A)(A1)+(1A)(A1)+2′2′+2′2′+(A)(A1)+(1A)(A1)+2′2′+(1A)(A)+(1A)(A1)	5	5	Alstom (Reconstruction 2019–2021) Fiat Ferroviaria (Original Construction)	Pendolino Cisalpino E.T.R 470	6600 kW	12 x AC electric traction motors MTA 550 (1993)	250 km/h (205 km/h in Greece)	260 kN	1993-1997(2021 reconstruction)	2021 (Greece)

See also

• GAIAOSE
• Hellenic Railways Organisation
• Hellenic Train
• Railways of Greece

References

8. ose.gr/images/150/ALCO201.pdf

9. mixanikosose.blogspot.com/2019/09/blog-post_20.html

Further reading

• Book: Οι Ελληνικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι (Hellenic Railways) . Μίλητος (Militos) . 960-8460-07-7 . I. Zartaloudis, D. Karatolos, D. Koutelidis, G. Nathenas, S. Fasoulas, A. Filippoupolitis, A. . 1997 . Greek. It is the only extensive and authoritative source for the history of Greek railways until 1997.
• Book: Simms, W.F. . The railways of Greece . Wilfried F. Sims . 1997 . 0-9528881-1-4 . Contains brief history, simple line maps and extensive list of rolling stock until 1997.
• The Railways of Greece - The Greek fleet. Today's Railways Europe. Collin Boocock . David Haydock . 80. August 2002. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd . Sheffield, UK. 1354-2753. 24–25.
• Book: Organ, J. . Greece Narrow Gauge . Middleton Press . 2006 . 1-904474-72-1 .
• Web site: HSR steam locomotives . 2005–2007 . J.D.H. Smith . 9 June 2008 .
• Web site: Railway Operators in Greece . Railfan Europe . George Togias . 2007 . 10 June 2008 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Συγκεντρωτικός Πίνακας Κινητήριου Τροχαίου Υλικού (Concise table of self-propelled rolling stock) . PDF . 2 June 2008 . EDISY S.A. . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080920173410/http://www.ose.gr/ose/files/Mitroo_Oximaton.pdf . September 20, 2008 .
2. (Close to the 'Siemens ES64P EuroSprinter').
3. 15 Rent, 14 in operation
4. 8 in Rent, 5 in operation
5. Web site: OSE locomotives and shunters . Railfan Europe . George Togias . 2008 . 10 June 2008 . 24 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171024140303/http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/greece/greece_ose.html . dead .
6. 621106 was severely damaged in a collision with a road vehicle (2007) and never repaired.