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{{Short description|Danish railways electric locomotive}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
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| name             = DSB Class EA
| powertype        = Electric
| image            = Rdk-ea-3018.jpg
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| caption          = Railion EA 3018
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| builddate        = EA 3001 to 3010 : 1984-86<ref name="j2">[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor.php?s=8&litra=EA&typenr=], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref><br>EA 3011 to 3022 : 1992-93<ref name="j">[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor.php?typenr=&litra=EA&S=8 DSB Litra EA ], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
| totalproduction  = 22<ref name="s">[http://webdoc.siemens.it/webdoc/A/CP-Trasporti/PSS/ElectricLoco_en.pdf Electric Locomotives Reference List]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, "Electric Locomotive EA 3000 for Danish State Railways DSB", p. 14, ''webdoc.siemens.it''</ref>
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| electricsystem   = {{25 kV 50 Hz}}<ref name="d"/> [[Overhead line|Catenary]]
| collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (rail)|Pantograph]]
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| maxspeed         = {{convert|175|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="d">Poulsen, John. ''Danske Statbaners Motormateriel 1925-2007''. Bane Bøger, 2008. p. 234</ref>
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| withdrawndate    = 11 December 2020 (DSB)
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The '''DSB Class EA''' was the first [[electric locomotive]] in [[Denmark]], introduced in 1984. Twenty-two were built for [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]], about half were acquired by [[Deutsche Bahn]] in 2001 when it took over the freight business of DSB.

Between 2007 and 2010 some units were transferred to {{ill|DB Cargo Bulgaria|de}} for freight service in Bulgaria. As of 2017, only five units remained with DSB.<ref name="j2"/> The units were finally withdrawn from service in Denmark in December 2020.

==Background, design and construction==
With electrification of the first Danish railway stretch in March 1986, [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]] started to experience the need for an [[electric locomotive]] that could be used in [[passenger train|passenger traffic]] as well as on [[freight trains]]. The design of EA locomotive was based on the German [[DB Class 120|Class 120]].<ref name="s"/> The customisation included a re-designed body (adapted to DSB's new locomotive design first used on the [[DSB Class ME|Class ME]]), and adaption to the Danish overhead wire voltage ([[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV 50 Hz]], as opposed to the [[15 kV AC railway electrification|15 kV {{frac|16|2|3}} Hz]] voltage used in Germany and other Scandinavian countries).

The locomotives were manufactured by a consortium of companies led by [[Brown, Boveri & Cie|BBC]], [[ABB]] Scandia, [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]], [[Henschel & Son|Henschel]], [[Thyssen-Henschel]] and [[Strømmens Værksted|EB Strømmen]].<ref>[http://www.dsb.dk/Om-DSB/Virksomheden/Tog-i-drift/Straekningslokomotiver/ Strækningslokomotiver], section "Litra EA 3001-3022.", ''www.dsb.dk''</ref> The bodies of the first two locomotives were manufactured by Henschel in Germany, the remaining units by ABB Scandia.<ref name="j2"/>

The locomotives could work in [[Push-pull train|push-pull mode]] and in [[multiple unit|multiple]].<ref name="s"/>

==Locomotive history==
Initially the locomotives worked on passenger trains in [[Zealand]], after the opening of the [[Great Belt Fixed Link]] in 1997 the locomotives were used on services on [[Funen]] and [[Jutland]]. After the introduction of the [[IR4]] trains the locomotives were mostly used on passenger services.

In 2001 the freight arm of DSB (''DSB Gods'') was acquired by [[DB Cargo|Railion]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120610000134/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/railion-recruits-another-member.html Railion recruits another member] ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' 1 January 2001</ref> and ten locomotives, numbers 3011 to 3019 and 3021 became the property of Railion Denmark.<ref name="j2"/><ref name="de">[http://www.sebtus.de/steckbrief_dsb_ea.html Steckbrief DSB EA 3001-3022], ''www.sebtus.de''</ref>

In 2007, five locomotives were sold to private Bulgarian gas firm [[Bulmarket]]<ref>[http://www.rzd-partner.com/news/2007/08/16/309432.html Bulmarket Purchased 5 Used Locomotives from Danmark] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120911120100/http://www.rzd-partner.com/news/2007/08/16/309432.html |date=11 September 2012 }}, 16 August 2007, ''www.rzd-partner.com''</ref> for use on its liquified gas trains.

In 2010 DB Schenker Bulgaria began running trains in Bulgaria, using ex DSB EA locomotives it had inherited from Railion;<ref>[http://www.eyefortransport.com/content/db-schenker-rail-bulgaria-begins-independent-operations DB Schenker Rail Bulgaria begins independent operations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921041621/http://eyefortransport.com/content/db-schenker-rail-bulgaria-begins-independent-operations |date=21 September 2010 }}, 31 May 2010, ''www.eyefortransport.com''</ref> the locomotives received class number 86 whilst retaining the original locomotive number.<ref name="tdr"/>

DSB EA 3004 and 3010 was withdrawn from service in May 2020 due to bad condition. DSB then had three EAs left 3007, 3020 and 3022. 3007 was only for reserve for 3020 and 3022 which were in better condition. The EA locos only drove on specific train departures Monday to Friday. They were not in service at weekends. DSB had ordered new locomotives, DSB EB (Siemens Vectron) to replace the EA and the first 3 arrived in mid-September 2020. After the EB had gone through test runs, they took over one the EA runs which meant the EA-locos only had one run Monday to Friday. The EA run had four departures two in the morning and two in the afternoon between Østerport – København H (Copenhagen C) – Ringsted. Friday 11 December 17:57 o´clock (5:57pm) the last EA passenger-towed train (Towed by EA 3020) departed from Ringsted station and arrived at Østerport at 18:58 o´clock (6:58pm). After the arrival the locomotive drove to the workshop for the day. Saturday 12 December EA 3020 and EA 3022 drove a test run with a wagon from the workshop to Korsør via Høje Taastrup and back to the workshop via the new highspeed track over Køge Nord (Køge North), It was the first, only and last time the EA had driven on the new highspeed track by itself. After the test run, they were withdrawn from service and put for sale with 3007 and 3010.

In February 2021 the last four EA-locos were sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria to join the rest of the EA series except of EA 3004 which is stored in Denmark Railway Museum

===List of locomotives===
The 22 class EA locomotives are named after scientists, engineers and railway people as follows:<ref name="j2"/><ref name="j"/><ref name="DLM/97">{{Cite book|title=Danske lokomotiver og motorvogne 1997 |last=Lauritsen |first=Tom |year=1997 |publisher=Frank Stenvalls Förlag |isbn=91-7266-141-0 |pages=7–8 |language=da }}</ref>{{Clarify|date=August 2010}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!  Number
!  Name
!  Entered service
! class="unsortable"|History and notes
|-
| 3001
| ''[[Hans Christian Ørsted|H C Ørsted]]''
| {{dts|1984}}
| First electric train in Denmark 20 March 1986. Repainted in DSB blue livery 2006. Scrapped in January 2017.<ref name="j2"/>
|-
| 3002
| ''[[Niels Bohr]]''
| {{dts|1984}}
|Sold to [[Bulmarket]], Bulgaria 2007 as 86001<ref name=TRE>New work for Bulmarket ex Danish electrics ''[[Today's Railways Europe]]'' issue 148 April 2008 page 45</ref>
|-
| 3003
| ''[[Heinrich Wenck]]''
| {{dts|1985}}
|Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2007 as 86003<ref name=TRE/>
|-
| 3004
| ''[[Ole Rømer]]''
| {{dts|1985}}
|Received DSB blue livery 2006, ZWS communication system 2015, Received DSB Red livery 2017, Withdrawn from service May 2020 due to bad condition, sold to [[Danish Railway Museum]] in 2020.
|-
| 3005
| ''[[William Radford (architect)|William Radford]]''
| {{dts|1985}}
|Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2007 86002<ref name=TRE/>
|-
| 3006
| ''[[Valdemar Poulsen]]''
| {{dts|1985}}
|Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2007<ref name=TRE/>
|-
| 3007
| ''[[Kirstine Meyer]]''
| {{dts|1985}}
|Received DSB blue livery 2006, ZWS communication system 2014, Received DSB Red livery 2017, Withdrawn from service 13 December 2020 and for sale. Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2021.
|-
| 3008
| ''[[Otto Frederik August Busse|Otto Busse]]''
| {{dts|1986}}
|Out of service 2004 (used for spares), sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2007<ref name=TRE/>
|-
| 3009
| ''[[Anker Engelund]]''
| {{dts|1986}}
|Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2007<ref name=TRE/>
|-
| 3010
| ''[[Søren Hjorth]]''
| {{dts|1986}}
|Received DSB blue livery 2006, ZWS communication system 2015, Received DSB Red livery 2017, Withdrawn from service May 2020 due to bad condition and for sale from 13 December. Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2021.
|-
| 3011
| ''[[Thomas B. Thrige|Thomas B Thrige]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3011 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Romania as 465001 in 2009<ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=892 Railion EA 3011], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3012
| ''[[Aage Rørbye Angelo|A R Angelo]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3012 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Romania as 465002 in 2009<ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=893 Railion EA 3012], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3013
| ''[[Wilhelm Hellesen]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3013 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Bulgaria 2010<ref name="tdr">[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=894 Railion EA 3013], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Today's Railways Europe|title=DB Schenker EAs at work|author=Chris Bailey|author2=Miroslav Georgiev|page=57|issue=178|date=October 2010}}</ref>
|-
| 3014
| ''[[Carl Emil Krarup|C E Krarup]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3014 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Bulgaria 2010<ref name="tdr"/><ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=895 Railion EA 3014], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3015
| ''[[Nielsine Nielsen]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
|Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3014 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Bulgaria.<ref name="tdr"/>
|-
| 3016
| ''[[Adam Wilhelm Hauch|A W Hauch]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3016 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Bulgaria 2009<ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=897 Railion EA 3016], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3017
| ''[[Emil Christian Hansen|Emil Chr Hansen]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3017 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Bulgaria 2010<ref name="tdr"/><ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=897 Railion EA 3017], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3018
| ''[[Niels Finsen]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3018 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Romania as 465004 in 2009<ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=899 Railion EA 3018], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3019
| ''[[Peder Oluf Pedersen|P O Pedersen]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3019 in 2001, transferred to DB Schenker Bulgaria 2010<ref name="tdr"/><ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=900 Railion EA 3019], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3020
| ''[[Georg Frederik Ursin|G F Ursin]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
|In storage 2004–5, received blue DSB livery 2006 and returned to service, ZWS communication system 2015, Received DSB Red livery 2017, Drove the last EA passenger-towed train Friday the 11th. December 2020, Withdrawn from service 13 December 2020 and for sale. Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2021.
|-
| 3021
| ''[[Peter Wilhelm Lund|P W Lund]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
| Becomes Railion Denmark EA 3021 in 2001, shipped to Romania 2009<ref>[http://www.jernbanen.dk/motor_solo.php?s=182&lokid=901 Railion EA 3021], ''www.jernbanen.dk''</ref>
|-
| 3022
| ''[[Søren Frich]]''
| {{dts|1992}}
|Received DSB blue livery 2006, ZWS communication system 2015, Received DSB Red livery 2017, Withdrawn from service 13 December 2020 and for sale. Sold to Bulmarket, Bulgaria 2021.
|-
|}

==Gallery==
{{gallery
|File:DSB EA 3014.JPG|EA 3014
|File:I12 213 Bf København H, EA 3010.jpg|EA 3010
|File:DSB EA 3020 at Ringsted Station.jpg|EA 3020
}}

==See also==
* [[List of DSB locomotives and multiple units]]
* [[DSB Class ME]], similar externally designed contemporary diesel electric locomotive

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|DSB EA}}
*Images : [http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/bg/private/LSD-DB-Schenker/pix.html DB Schenker rolling stock in Bulgaria], ''www.railfaneurope.net''
*Video : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA8scEa4ids BULMARKET freight train], ex DSB EA class with tanker train, ''www.youtube.com''

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