OSE Class 220


The OSE class 220, also known as DE2000 or Marlboro, due to the coloring of the front, reminiscent of the packaging colors of the homonymous tobacco industry, is a series of diesel-electric locomotives operated by TRAINOSE and RCLG and is part of the OSE fleet. It was built in 1998 at the ADTranz factories in Kassel, Germany, as the A.471 series, but in 2003 OSE acquired another batch. The locomotives were put into operation by OSE after the completion of their construction.
In total, there are 36 such locomotives, numbered 220 001-220 036, of which the first 26 were originally numbered A.471-A.496. All of the locomotives were designed by the manufacturers while the final assembly was made in Oerlikon, Switzerland. They are designed for intercity trains, high-speed trains as well as freight trains.
They are based on the Octeon model of ADtranz, and feature similar features to the Italian E412 and PKP EU43, and have the same engines with the AEG DE IC-2000N.

Route

Class 220 serves long-distance express trains on the Piraeus-Thessaloniki line, in the section from Athens to Paleofarsalos, on trains 50, 51, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60 and 61, and in the section from Tithorea to Paleofarsalos, on trains 52 and 53, and in the Paleoparsalos-Kalampaka line.

List

The following table summarizes the class:
Adtranz332681997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 001
Adtranz332691997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 002
Adtranz332701997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 003
Adtranz332711997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 004
Adtranz332721997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 005
Adtranz332731997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 006
Adtranz332741997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 007
Adtranz332751997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 008
Adtranz332761997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 009
Adtranz332771997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 010
Adtranz332781997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 011
Adtranz332791997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕA 482
Adtranz332801997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 013
Adtranz332811997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 014
Adtranz332821997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 015
Adtranz332831997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 016
Adtranz332841997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 017
Adtranz332851997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 018
Adtranz332861997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 019
Adtranz332871997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 020
Adtranz332881997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 021
Adtranz332891997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 022
Adtranz332901997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 023
Adtranz332911997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 024
Adtranz332921997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 025
Adtranz333171997DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 026
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ337982003DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 027
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ337992003DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 028
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338002003DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 029
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338012003DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 030
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338022003DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 031
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338032004DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ 220 032
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338042004DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 033
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338052004DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 034
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338062004DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 035
Bombardier-ΜΕΤΚΑ338072004DE 2000Bo'Bo'-deΟΣΕ220 036

History

1990s: delivery to OSE

In 1998, OSE began to receive the Adtranz DE2000 diesel locomotives, which were ordered at a cost of DM 210 million in 1995. These dual-engine dual-cab locomotives were related to FS Class E.412 and EU43 series for PKP and were based on the Octeon platform. The MTU 12V396TC13 engine was virtually the same as that used in AEG/LEW-built InterCity DMUs a decade ago, and this commonality was desirable; the engine pair delivered 2.1 MW.
The locomotives used steel from Poland's Pafawag, aluminium roof panels from Derby in the United Kingdom, AC motors and alternators from Adtranz Austria, while the bogies were Flexifloat, also used in German InterCity Express. An interesting feature was that engines of these machines were "convertible" into clean 5.5 MW electric motors with a maximum speed of . They were numbered A.471 to A.496.

2000s

Later, an order for ten more locomotives for the Peloponnese network was converted to an order for ten normal 4-axle range from Bombardier. The second batch was delivered in 2003–2004. In the same year, the gradual renovation of the older units began.

Appearance

Colour scheme of the diesel-electric locomotives consists of a blue trapezoid within a white trapezoid, with cabs painted red and cab fronts having large white polygons.