Newag Griffin is a series of Polish four-axle electric and diesel locomotives for working passenger and goods trains, produced by Newag in Nowy Sącz from 2012. The first version, the E4MSU is a mixed-traffic multi-system electric locomotive.

History

Origin

In September 2010, the Newag Gliwice company in Poland began works on the universal electric locomotive platform Elephant. The series originally was planned to consist of two versions:

E4ACU a mixed-traffic locomotive with a maximum speed of 140 km/h for regional passenger transportation and cargo. E4ACP a passenger locomotive with a maximum speed of 200 km/h.

The four-axle locomotives were to supplement the company's offer, and their multi-system capability would allow them to work international traffic and traffic in other European countries.

In January 2011, the project works by the company EC Engineering aimed to produce four versions of the locomotive:

E4DCU – a mixed-traffic 3 kV DC locomotive with a maximum speed of 160 km/h. E4DCP – a passenger 3 kV DC locomotive with a maximum speed of 200 km/h. E4MSU – a mixed-traffic multi-system (3 kV DC, 15 kV AC and 25 kV AC) locomotive with a maximum speed of 160 km/h. E4MSP – a passenger multi-system (3 kV DC, 15 kV AC and 25 kV AC) locomotive with a maximum speed of 200 km/h.

Newag planned to produce the E4MSU version first. It was to be tested in the third quarter of 2012.

In March 2011 the works on the mixed-traffic version were in their final stages and the official presentation of the locomotive was planned for the autumn 2011 during the Trako Trade Fair in Gdańsk. The presentation did not eventuate as the project works were still in progress and it was pushed back to 2012.

Production and tests

The E4MSU locomotive was unveiled on 18 September 2012 at the InnoTrans Trade Fair in Berlin. At the end of April 2013 the locomotive was transported to the Railway Institute's test track near Żmigród where the testing on the locomotive began. On 16 May 2013 the locomotive together with two carriages began being used by PKP Intercity in Nowy Sącz, and in the following days the locomotive was tested at the Olsztyn – Nidzica railway line (where the turning of the locomotive was tested). The locomotive returned to the south of the country, where at the beginning of June 2013 had passed the static tests at the Kraków Railway Institute, then the locomotive was sent to Żmigród. Between 18 and 31 July 2013 PKP Cargo conducted a driving test which is necessary to obtain a certificate for the locomotive. On 28 May 2014 Newag signed a contract with Đuro Đaković Specijalna Vozila for the joint construction of the electric locomotive E4ACU type, which included technology transfer and exchange of know-how in the area of the production of electric locomotives.

Deliveries State Operator Type Stock Number delivered Poland Logistics & Transport Company E4MSU 001 1 Orlen Kolej E4DCUd 001–005 5 E4DCU 031 1 PKP Intercity E4DCU/EU160 001–030,032-097 96 E4MSUa/EU200 001–078 26 out of 110

Construction

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Version Supply Continuous power Maximum speed Starting tractiveeffort Serviceweight Maximum axleload E4DCU 3 kV DC 5.6 MW 160 km/h 310 kN 79 t E4DCP 3 kV DC 5.6 MW 200 km/h 310 kN 79 t E4ACU 15 kV AC 25 kV AC 5.6 MW 160 km/h 310 kN 84 t 208 kN E4ACP 15 kV AC 25 kV AC 5.6 MW 200 km/h 310 kN 84 t 208 kN E4MSU 3 kV DC 15 kV AC25 kV AC 5.6 MW 160 km/h 310 kN 88 t 220 kN E4MSP 3 kV DC 15 kV AC25 kV AC 5.6 MW 200 km/h 310 kN 88 t 220 kN D4MSU Diesel 2.3  MW 160 km/h 248 kN 79 t 196 kN

Driver's cab

The driver's cab can accommodate two drivers. Each cab is equipped with two independent panels that display the drive parameters, a diagnostics module and event recorder with a speedometer function, a two-module climate control system and rear-view mirrors with a monitor for four cameras. The cabin is in accordance with the EN 1527 standard.

Nicknames

Złom (eng. Scrap) - from being a replacement for EP07 and EU07 locomotives, where these locomotives were mostly loved by railway enthusiasts, the EU160 locomotives are sometimes hated by them. Gryfin (eng. Griffin) - from its name

Accidents and incidents

On 26 June 2026, unit 070 was involved in a rear-end collision after a Pesa Elf train collided into the rear carriages that were hauled by the locomotive. 11 people onboard the train suffered injures.

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