Danish State Railways have ordered 13 electric locomotives from SIEMENS and Krauss Maffel. Type EG is Europes most powerful locomotive and is able to drive from Sweden to the far south of Germany on different voltage (25 kV- 15 kV ) and frequency (50 Hz - 16,7 Hz). Type EG has 8800 HP and is able to pull 2000 ton.
Infomation:
                                 Weight: 126 ton
                                 Length over buffers: 20,90 m.
                                 Tractive effort: 6500 kW
                                 Maximum speed: 155 Km/h
                                 Driving Wheel: 1250 mm

The first engines are put into service on July the 1st 2000.

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