MÁV Class V40

MÁV Class V40
V40.016 preserved at the Hungarian Railway History Park, Budapest
Type and origin
Power typeElectric locomotive
BuilderGanz Works
Build date1932-1937
Total produced29
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC1′D1′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length13.83 metres
Loco weight94 tonnes
Traction motors1
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h
Power output1,620 kW (2,170 hp)
Tractive effort:
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 • Starting200 kN (45,000 lbf)

The MÁV Class V40 was an electric locomotive of the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) and the first production electric locomotive using the Kandó system. It had a wheel arrangement of 1'D1' or 2-8-2 and a single Metropolitan-Vickers traction motor driving through side rods.

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