ChS3

what is it?

The ChS3 (Russian: ЧС3) is a type of 4-axle passenger direct current (catenary voltage of 3 kV) electric locomotive, manufactured in 1961, which was used in the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. In 1960, due to the increase in passenger trains, the Skoda factory was ordered to design and produce a more powerful locomotive type than the ChS1. The plant's management decided to base the new electric locomotives on the ChS1 class of locomotive.

who runs it

Russian RailwaysSRSoviet Railways

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• power 1.5 MWpower output
• weight 85 tin working order
• built 87made 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 65 years ago, in 1961.
• 🚗1.5 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏17.1 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

1961

in service from

1961

number built

87

kind

Electric

traction

electric

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

builders

Škoda Works

operators

Russian Railways, Soviet Railways

top speed

120 km/h

power

1.5 MW

gauge

1,524 mm Russian broad gauge

electric system

3 kV DC Catenary

wheel arrangement

Bo′Bo′

length

17.1 m

weight

85 t

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