TRAINOSE class 120
TRAINOSE class 120, also known as Hellas Sprinter, is a class of electric locomotives operated by TRAINOSE. It is part of OSE's rolling stock. They were manufactured by Siemens and Krauss-Maffei in Germany. They are equipped with electric motors with a total power of 5000kW and are used in both passenger and freight trains on the Greek railways since 1999. Today, it is the first and only-so far- class of fully electric locomotives of the Hellenic Railway Network and the main locomotives used between Athens and Thessaloniki. There are two other types of electric  trains in the National Rail Network of Greece, the Siemens Desiro EMU (460 series) and the ΕΤR 470 (soon in operation). Origins. The HellasSprinter strongly resembles the EuroSprinter, a series of electric locomotives that also operated on the DB AG, RENFE and CP networks. In 1993, with the proclamation 2002/93, the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) held a tender for the supply of thermal and electrical locomotives, in the general context of the modernization of the normal amplitude network, and in the middle of a program for the renewal of engines, due to operating problems of its diverse and aging fleet . The collection included 25 diesel-electric locomotives, which constituted the series A.471 (Later 220) and 6 electric locomotives. The diesel locomotives have a continuous power of 2100kW, while the electric ones 5000kW. OSE's goal was low maintenance costs, low fuel / electricity consumption, line protection, heating of passenger trains, execution of commercial and passenger trains at a speed of 160 km / h for diesels and 200 for the electrics and the convertibility of diesels to electrics. The winners of the competition were Siemens and Krauss-Maffei for the electrics and ABB Henschel AG (later ADtranz, now Bombardier) for the diesels . In service. The construction of the first unit was completed in 1997 and as soon as it completed its trials in Germany, it came to Greece, to be routed on the electrified line Thessaloniki - Eidomeni. In 2019, with the completion of the Piraeus-Thessaloniki line and the units being used on all Athens-Thessaloniki trains, some locomotives were painted with the new dark blue livery of TRAINOSE. At the same time, in the same year, GAIAOSE announced the renovation of 120 001, 120 002, 120 003, 120 005, 120 006, 120 009, 120 013, 120 025 and 120 026. TRAINOSE