MÃV Class V63
The V63 series of the Hungarian State Railways ( MÁV ) is the strongest built in Hungary electric locomotive. Nicknamed the "giant".
History
Until the late 1970s, 20 percent of the total road network in Hungary were electrified. Therefore, it was necessary to develop a locomotive for heavy passenger and freight trains. 1971, the full - Mávag commissioned to produce a thyristor locomotive that can be used until the turn of the millennium for heavy trains MÁV. The first "giant" began their service in 1975. The first two prototypes (001 & 002) were still equipped with electronics from the West. The last locomotive was the V63 - 056th
Although she counts as a strong locomotive in Hungary, it is also one of the weakest six-axle locomotives in the world. Advantages: easy to use, fairly quiet and very reliable.
In the early 1990s the route 1 (Budapest - Győr- Hegyeshalom ) was modernized and increased the speed. Since the MÁV then had no high-speed locomotive, ten machines of the V63 were rebuilt. The new locomotives were given the initial number "1" and are designed for 160 km / h designed. By the use of the 1047- series of international trains to Vienna was covered with this series.
Use
The V63 series is based in Budapest - Ferencvaros, Nyíregyháza, and Dombóvár and mostly strung international express trains and heavy freight trains. The modernized vehicles are used on the route Budapest - Hegyeshalom.