MÁV Class V43 "Szili"- (1:1)

The MÁV Class V43 is a Hungarian electric locomotive with a box-like appearance. The class design is based on the successful French Railways (SNCF) B’B’ 1.5 kV DC BB 9400 class then in the process of delivery, with which it shared the general structure, particularly the main frames and the single-engine bogies deriving from the famous “Jacquemin drive” ones.

The classic V43 1000 series is generally nicknamed Szili or Szlikon as a reference to its silicon rectifiers; V43 2000 series is Papagáj (Parrot - because of the painting) otherwise Fecske Szili; V43 3000 series is Cirmos (Tabby - also because of the painting).

The V43 is the still the main workhorse for electric traction in Hungary. Its early generation semiconductor technology is now considered obsolete, but the type has good efficiency for both freight and passenger traction. For this, however, the V43 locomotives constantly need to work near the edge of their power reserve when pulling and their efficiency is coincidentally the highest in that region. Extensive preventive maintenance procedures developed by MÁV depots allowed the V43 to serve up to roughly 60 years reliably, despite being maxed out most of the time.

A total of 379 locomotives were built between 1963 and 1982.


This train was recreated for BTE Hungary, building Hungary 1:1 scale!


Scale: 1:1

Version:1.12

Renders by me. Special thanks to Davix for developing Schem2obj so that 1.12 schematics will correctly display all blocks!