Newag Griffin

Newag Griffin is a series of polish four-axle electric and diesel locomotives produced by Newag in Gliwice from 2012. The locomotive is made for pulling passenger carriages and cargo. The first version, the E4MSU is a universal multi-system electric locomotive.[1]

Newag Griffin
Newag E4DCUd
In service	since 2017
Manufacturer	Newag
Number built	26
Operator(s)	Euronaft Trzebinia, Orlen KolTrans, Lotos Kolej, PKP Intercity
Specifications
Car length	19 900 mm
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight	79 t (78 long tons; 87 short tons)
Power output	196 kN (44,000 lbf)
Track gauge	1435 mm

History

Origin

In September 2010, the Newag Gliwice company in Poland began works on the universal electric locomotive platform Elephant. To the series the two following versions were in progress:

• E4ACU with a universal maximum speed of 140 km/h used for regional passenger transportation and cargo.
• E4ACP a passenger locomotive with a maximum speed of 200 km/h.[2]

The four-axle locomotives were to supplement the company's offer, and their multi system would allow them for international passenger transportation including for European nations.

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

• E4DCU is a universal locomotive, with the supply voltage of 3 kV DC, with a maximum speed of 160 km/h.
• E4DCP is a passenger locomotive, with the supply voltage of 3 kV DC, with a maximum speed of 200 km/h.
• E4MSU is a universal locomotive, with the supply voltage of 3 kV DC, 15 kV AC and 25 kV AC, with a maximum speed of 160 km/h.
• E4MSP is a passenger locomotive, with a supply voltage of 3 kV DC, 15 kV AC and 25 kV AC, with a maximum speed of 200 km/h.[3]

The Newag Gliwice company were planning to produce the E4MSU version first, which was to be tested in the third quarter of 2012.

In March 2011 the works on the universal version were in their final stages and the premier was planned in the autumn of 2011 during the Trako Trade Fair in Gdańsk. The presentation did not occur, as the project works continued and the premier was planned for 2012.

Production and tests

The Newag Griffin during InnoTrans Trade Fair in 2012.

The Newag Griffin during Trako Trade Fair in 2013.

On 18 September 2012 at the InnoTrans Trade Fair in Berlin the E4MSU locomotive had been premiered. At the end of April 2013 the locomotive was transported to the experimental track near Żmigród.[4] Railway Institute where the testing on the locomotive began. On the 16 May 2013 locomotive together with two carriages began being used PKP Intercity[5] in Nowy Sacz, and in the following days the locomotive was tested at the Olsztyn - Nidzica railway line (where the turning of the locomotive was tested).[6] The locomotive returned to the south of the country of Poland, where at the beginning of June 2013 had passed the static tests at the Kraków[7] Railway Institute, then the locomotive went to Żmigród. On the 18 July 2013 to the 31 July 2013 PKP Cargo and conducted a driving test which is necessary to obtain a certificate of release to service the locomotive. On the 28 May 2014 the Newag company signed and contract with Đuro Đaković Specijalna Vozila as an agreement covering the joint construction of the electric locomotive E4ACU type, which included technology transfer and exchange of experience in the production of electric locomotives.[8]

Construction

Available

Version	Supply Way	Continuous Power	Maximum Speed	Starting Tractive Effort	Service Weight	Maximum Axle Load
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 AC 25 kV AC	5,6 MW	160 km/h	310 kN	88 t	220 kN
E4MSP	3 kV DC 15 kV AC 25 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

The Driver's Cabin

The Driver's Cabin.

The driver's cabin is for two drivers. In each of them there are two independent panels to display the drive parameters, diagnostics and event recorder with a speedometer function. The two module driver's cabin is equipped with climate control and rear-view mirrors with a monitor for four cameras. The cabin is in accordance with the EN 1527 standard.[9]

References

1. "Newag Griffin". Newag. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
2. "Newag". Newag. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
3. "Newag Newsletter" (PDF). EC Group. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
4. "First delivery of the Newag Griffin". Kurier Kolejowy. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
5. "PKP Intercity receives a tester of the Newag". Rynek Kolejowy. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
6. "Pendolino vs Newag". Rynek Kolejowy. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
7. "Krakow Railway Institution Tests the Newag". Archive. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
8. "Griffins to be produced with electric accumulators". Info Rail. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
9. "Newag" (PDF). Rynek Kolejowy. Retrieved 16 December 2014.