OSE Class 120

OSE Class 120 (Siemens Hellas Sprinter)
120 030 at Thessaloniki railway station, 22 May 2016
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Krauss-Maffei -> Siemens Mobility Munich-Allach Build date 1997 (001-006) 2004-2005 (007-030) Total produced 30
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo'-Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (49.21 in) Length: ​  • Over couplers 19,580 mm (64 ft 3 in) Width 3 metres (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in) Loco weight 80 t Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Train brakes Electrodynamic, Electropneumatic brake (Knorr-Bremse), Direct / Indirect Bremse
Performance figures Maximum speed 200 km/h (120 mph) Power output 5.066 MW (6,794 hp) Tractive effort 320 kN (72,000 lbf) (at startup) 225 kN (51,000 lbf) with 80 km/h (50 mph) (continuous)
Career Operators Hellenic Train, RailCargo Logistics Goldair (120 007) Numbers 001-030 Official name Hellas Sprinter Delivered 1998-2008

Hellenic Train Class 120, also known as Hellas Sprinter, is a class of electric locomotives operated by Hellenic Train. It is part of OSE's rolling stock. They were manufactured by Siemens and Krauss-Maffei in Germany.^[1]

They are equipped with electric motors with a total power of 5000 kW and have been used in both passenger and freight trains on the Greek railways since 1999. It was the first and is currently the only class of fully electric locomotives of the Hellenic Railway Network and the main locomotives used between Athens and Thessaloniki. There are two other types of electric trains in the National Rail Network of Greece, the Siemens Desiro EMU (460 series) and the ΕΤR 470 (in service since 2022).