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Electrische Staats Spoorwegen class 3000

Dutch East Indies 1924 4 produced
ESS 3002 Holec Historisch Genootschap PD

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Staatsspoorwegen in the Dutch East Indies, the line between Batavia (today Jakarta) and Buitenzorg (today Bogor) was electrified in 1925. The system selected was 1,500 V DC and the required locomotives were obtained from different manufacturers in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. For use with express trains on the flatter routes, four six-axle locomotives were ordered, the mechanical part of which came from SLM and the electrical part from BBC.

The Java bogie was used for the first time on these locomotives, which SLM later successfully used on several locomotives. In addition to the two driving axles fixed in the middle of the frame, there was one of these bogies at each end of the locomotive, each consisting of a leading and a driving axle. The pivot point was close to the driving axle, so that the one-sided Buchli drive could also be attached to these driving axles.

In the years 1924 and 1927 two of these locomotives were delivered each, which were given the numbers 3001 to 3004. At the KAI they were later given numbers 1 to 4. They stayed in service throughout their lives on the same line and were retired in 1976 after being replaced by Nippon Sharyo EMUs. 

Technical data

General

Built
1924, 1927
Manufacturers
mechanical part: SLM, electrical part: BBC
Wheel arrangement
1A-B-A1
Gauge
1,067 mm (Cape gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Length
12.53 m
Wheelbase
8.96 m
Service mass
68 t
Rigid wheelbase
1.80 m

Power

Power source
electric - DC
Hourly power
1,030 kW (1,400 PS)
Continuous power
800 kW (1,088 PS)
Top speed
90 km/h

Calculated values

Power-to-weight ratio
15.1 kW/t
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