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ČD Class 340
🇨🇿 Czech Republic ·built by Škoda Transportation· from 2003· Czech multisystem electrical locomotive
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- 1. Osobní vlak České Budějovice - Summerau: cs:ŠJů· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The ČD Class 340 is a multisystem electric locomotive, designed for use between the Czech Republic and Austria. A total of three locomotives were rebuilt from the earlier 240 class. Since 2007, all three have been allocated to ČD Cargo.
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
- First built 23 years ago, in 2003.
- 16.4 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
- 2003–2004
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- Škoda Transportation
- operators
- ČD Cargo
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- length
- 16.4 m
- nicknames
- Modrá laminátka (Blue laminate lady)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q12033824, Wikipedia: ČD Class 340 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.