#3955· ČSD-Baureihe T 478.3

ČSD Class T478.3

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia ·built by ČKD· from 1968· class of 408 Czechoslovakian diesel-electric locomotives

9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. CSD Baureihe T 478.3: Rolf-Dresden· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Brille klein: Daniel Reitmann· CC BY 3.0
3. T 478 3288, Ostrava-Vítkovice 8. 1986 (Czechoslovakia): © Karel Furiš , author ( Ostrava Poruba , Czech Republic ). When reusing, please credit me as: Karel Furiš / Wikimedia Commons . I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia.· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, nádraží, lokomotiva 753.211: Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, nádraží, lokomotivy 753.211 a 753.097: Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Lokomotiva 1: Ausonius· CC BY 3.0
7. Lokomotivy: Ausonius· CC BY 3.0
8. T 478 3177, Krnov 14.7. 1985 (Czechoslovakia): © Karel Furiš , author ( Ostrava Poruba , Czech Republic ). When reusing, please credit me as: Karel Furiš / Wikimedia Commons . I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia.· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. T 478 3250, NHKG 1982 (Czechoslovakia) a: © Karel Furiš , author ( Ostrava Poruba , Czech Republic ). When reusing, please credit me as: Karel Furiš / Wikimedia Commons . I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia.· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

T478.3 is a class of locomotives built for Czechoslovak State Railways to replace the most powerful steam locomotives (such as 477.0, 475.1 or 498.1) in heavy passenger and freight service. Their design is based on the type T478.1; the main difference is the new, more powerful V12 diesel engine.

who runs it

Railways of the Slovak Republic Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko České dráhy ČD Cargo Ferrovie Nord Milano Československé státní dráhy Ferrovia Adriatico Sangritana Rail Cargo Italia Rail Traction Company Hupac Ferrovie del Sud Est Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal Sistemi Territoriali Società Ferrovie Udine-Cividale

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 1.3 MWpower output
weight 73 tin working order
built 408made in total

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

First built 58 years ago, in 1968.
1.3 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 12 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: 1968–1977
number built: 408
kind: Diesel–electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
builders: ČKD
operators: Railways of the Slovak Republic, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, České dráhy, ČD Cargo, Ferrovie Nord Milano, Československé státní dráhy, Ferrovia Adriatico Sangritana, Rail Cargo Italia, Rail Traction Company, Hupac, Ferrovie del Sud Est, Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal, Sistemi Territoriali, Società Ferrovie Udine-Cividale
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 1.3 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 16.5 m
weight: 73 t
nicknames: Brejlovec
Dutch name: ČSD-Baureihe T 478.3

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q337291, Wikipedia: ČSD Class T478.3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.