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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 749 265 zabreh 4: PetrS.· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 17.04.96 Šumperk 749.245 (13391949513): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Bardotka a Karkulka KPKV: MIGORMCZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Bardotka KPKV (1): MIGORMCZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Bardotka KPKV (3): MIGORMCZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Bardotka KPKV s tendrem od Němky: MIGORMCZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Czech Goggles and Grumpies 2019 (48279229241): Kevin Prince· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. Czech Goggles and Grumpies 2019 (48279231141): Kevin Prince· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. Den PID Beroun 01: Octopus moldavicus· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Den PID Beroun 03: Octopus moldavicus· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The ČD 749 class is a diesel electric locomotive, created through refurbishment of classes 751 and 752 (formally T 478.2 under ČSD).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 60
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- ČKD
- operators
- České dráhy, ČD Cargo, KŽC Doprava
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo´Bo´
- length
- 16.5 m
- weight
- 75 t
- nicknames
- Zamračená (Frowned) or Bardotka
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q9135690, Wikipedia: ČD Class 749 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.