DB Class 182 Railion

| Technical Data Total Built: 360+ Weight: 84t Length: 62'6" (19.28m) Engine Power: 8,500Hp (6,400kW) Max Speed: 149Mph (240Kph)

The EuroSprinter family of electric locomotives is a modular concept of locomotives for the European market built by Siemens. The internal Siemens product name is ES 64, with ES for EuroSprinter and the number 64 indicating the 6,400 kW power at rail.

Based on the Eurosprinter concept the ES 64 U was developed as a universal electric locomotive with a top speed of 240 km/h (149 mph). The series ES 64 U is only capable of operating on the 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC supply. It is in service in Austria with oBB as Class 1016.

The ES 64 U2 can also operate on 25 kV 50 Hz AC. It is operated by oBB as Class 1116, by Deutsche Bahn AG as Class 182 and as well as by MaV and as a hire locomotive from dispolok. Both MaV and the Hungarian-Austrian company GySEV (Gyõr-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway Corp) operate these units as Class 470(formerly Class 1047).

Source: Wikipedia