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ChS2

🇷🇺 Russia ·built by Škoda Transportation· from 1958· class of 1062 Soviet electric locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. ЧС2-015, Украина, Днепропетровская область, депо Днепропетровск (Trainpix 48036): Andrey Kurmelyov· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. ChS2-050 20040726 018 Ramenskoe station: Svetlov Artem· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. RZD ChS2-050 2004-07 Ramenskoye 1090833412: Artyom Svetlov· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. ЧС2-050, Украина, Запорожская область, перегон Канкриновка - Плавни (Trainpix 66503): Войков Ярослав· CC BY 3.0
5. Locomotive in Tomsk: trolleyfan· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. 34E-056: Vivan755· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. AL-4846eT-chs2-chs3-skoda-29e-34e-53e: Vivan755· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. Skoda tabl ЧС2: Zimin.V.G.· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. ЧС2-267 (Trainpix 27543): Maxim Dmitriev· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. ЧС2-864, Россия, Новосибирская область, станция Сибирская (Trainpix 208949): Maxim Dmitriev· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The ChS2 Russian: ЧС2 is an electric mainline DC passenger locomotive used in Russia and Ukraine. It was manufactured by the Škoda Works in Czechoslovakia between 1958 and 1973.

who runs it

Russian Railways Ukrainian Railways Soviet Railways

base stats

speed 160 km/htop speed
built 1,062made 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 68 years ago, in 1958.
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.

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

spec sheet

built: 1958–1976
number built: 1,062
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇷🇺 Russia
builders: Škoda Works
operators: Russian Railways, Ukrainian Railways, Soviet Railways
top speed: 160 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,524 mm Russian broad gauge
electric system: 3 kV DC Catenary

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2368062, Wikipedia: ChS2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.