ČSD Class ES 499.2

what is it?

The ČSD Class ES 499.2 (Now ČD class 372 and 371) and DR Class 230 are multisystem electric locomotives, manufactured by Škoda Plzeň from 1988 to 1991. The locomotives were developed to work international trains between Czechoslovakia and the DDR. The locomotives are similar to the 163, 263 and 363 classes, but differ in electrical equipment, due to the need to operate across borders. 35 were produced, originally split between the Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD) and the Deutsche Reichsbahn.

base stats

• speed 160 km/htop speed
• weight 84 tin working order
• built 35made 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 38 years ago, in 1988.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏16.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built

1988–1991

number built

35

kind

electric locomotive

traction

electric

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

LEW Hennigsdorf, Škoda Works

top speed

160 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

3 kV DC

wheel arrangement

Bo′Bo′

length

16.8 m

weight

84 t

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