FS Class E405
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The FS
Class E405 is a class of electric locomotive
built in 42 units by ADTranz
(now Bombardier Transportation
Italy) originally for the Polish State Railways
(PKP), but later acquired by Trenitalia
Italian state railways.
's plant, with the designation of EU 11. After a short operational stint of 8 locomotives on the Warsaw-Berlin line, they were later switched to Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato
(FS), which later rechristened them as E405 in May 2003.
They are a development of the similar E412
, which are however designed for international goods transport and have polycurrent motor equipment (E405 can operate only under 3000 V direct current lines). They have a maximum speed of 200 km/h with trains up to 600 t, although in Italy they can be used only up to 160 km/h (140 km/h for goods trains). Thanks to their relatively large initial tractive effort (250 kN), they can haul both heavy goods and fast passenger trains.
They are mainly in service on the Brenner
line for goods transport.
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...
Class E405 is a class of electric locomotive
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
built in 42 units by ADTranz
Adtranz
ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation , commonly known under its brand Adtranz, was a multi-national rail transport equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the USA....
(now Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
Italy) originally for the Polish State Railways
Polish State Railways
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
(PKP), but later acquired by Trenitalia
Trenitalia
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy. Trenitalia is owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, itself owned by the Italian Government. It was created in 2000 following the EU directive on the deregulation of rail transport.-Passenger transport:...
Italian state railways.
History
The locomotive batch was originally commissioned by PKP in 1996 and the units were assembled in Poland at Wrocław Bombardier Transportation PolskaBombardier Transportation Polska
Bombardier Transportation Polska is the Polish division of Bombardier Transportation. It comprises the former Pafawag factory in Wroclaw and another facility in Lodz as Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o. and another manufacturing plant Bombardier Transportation Polska Sp. z o.o. in...
's plant, with the designation of EU 11. After a short operational stint of 8 locomotives on the Warsaw-Berlin line, they were later switched to Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...
(FS), which later rechristened them as E405 in May 2003.
They are a development of the similar E412
FS class E412
The E412 class is a batch of multi-role electric locomotives built for the mountain lines, particularly for the northern Italian lines of the Brenner pass. They are known as Brenner or Brennerlok locomotives...
, which are however designed for international goods transport and have polycurrent motor equipment (E405 can operate only under 3000 V direct current lines). They have a maximum speed of 200 km/h with trains up to 600 t, although in Italy they can be used only up to 160 km/h (140 km/h for goods trains). Thanks to their relatively large initial tractive effort (250 kN), they can haul both heavy goods and fast passenger trains.
They are mainly in service on the Brenner
Brenner
Brenner might refer to:* The Brenner Pass, one of the major passes through the Alps, linking Italy and Austria* Brenner, a municipality in South Tyrol* Brenner Base Tunnel railway tunnel through the base of the Brenner massif.* Brenner...
line for goods transport.