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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ЧС7-282: Neu-Zwei· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. ChS7-001 and other: Andreasstolz· Public domain
- 3. Locomotive ChS7-001: Andreasstolz· Public domain
- 4. ЧС7-005, Russia, Chelyabinsk region, Syrostan - Floysovaya stretch (Trainpix 143921): msv1974· CC0
- 5. ЧС7-006, Москва-пассажирская Ярославская: Leonrid at Russian Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. ЧС7-008, Russia, Penza region, Penza-IV station (Trainpix 213109): Andrey58· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. ЧС7-009, Russia, Chelyabinsk region, Tundush - Berdyaush stretch (Trainpix 158095): XTReme-93· CC0
- 8. RZD ChS7-283 2007-02 Kursky railway station 1171101381: Artyom Svetlov· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 82e-bux: Original uploader was Eagle755 (Варгатый Иван) at ru.wikipedia· CC BY 1.0
- 10. Cherteji CHS7: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The ChS7 (Russian: ЧС7) is an electric mainline DC passenger locomotive used in Russia and Ukraine. The locomotive consists of two sections (type 2(2O−2O)) and was produced in years 1983 to 1999 at Škoda's V.I. Lenin plant in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It was specially developed for the railways of Soviet Union with later models procured by Russian and Ukrainian operators.
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 43 years ago, in 1983.
- 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
- 1983–1999
- number built
- 321
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
- builders
- Škoda Works, Škoda Transportation
- operators
- Russian Railways, Ukrainian 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 Q125802, Wikipedia: ChS7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.