PKP class ET21

ET21 File:Locoet21.jpg
Builder	Pafawag
Introduced	1957 - 71
Rail width	1435 mm
Weight	120 t. 114 t.
Wheel Arrangement	Co'Co'
Traction engine	LKa635
Constant power	1860 kW
Maximum speed	100 km/h
Transmission	3,541
Length	16820 mm
Width	3000 mm
Height	4620 mm
Wheel Dia.	1250 mm
Max. Tractive Effort	32 kN
Brake type	Knorr
Heating type	???

ET21 is a name for Polish transport electric locomotive

History

ET21 is a first post-war Polish electric transport locomotive. Designing works started in 1955

Introduction

Production started in 1957 in Wrocław Pafawag. It was devoted for heavy transport and heavy passenger transport. Because of it the locomotive had electric heating device installed. A total number of 658 machines was produced.

Production

Locomotives numbers	Producer	Years of production	Quantity
01-69	Pafawag	1957 - 1960	69
70-658	Pafawag	1960 - 1971	589

Presend days

After introducing EU06 and EU07 locomotives ET21 was systematicaly moved only into cargo transport. Removing from stock started in seventies and it went on until nineties.

Locomotive assigment

Locomotives numbers	Operator	Remarks
57, 98, 261, 351, 357, 469, 618	Kraków
309, 541	Łazy
228, 239, 244, 267, 270, 272, 337, 345, 375, 427, 430, 456, 539, 548, 622, 630, 631, 653, 655, 658	Nowy Sącz
331, 350, 366, 386, 418, 422, 444, 458, 463, 495, 544, 604, 636, 644, 651	Wrocław
09	Wrocław	exhibit in front of Bombardier Transportation factories
57	Chabówka - heritage park	operational, used in Kraków
364	Kościerzyna - heritage park	as an exhibit
100	Jaworzyna Śląska - heritage park	as an exhibit
66	Warszawa - rail museum	as an exhibit
12	Zduńska Wola - heritage park	signed as ET21-1

Nicknames

Telewizor (TV set) - from the shape