#3353

ČSD Class E 499.1

🇨🇿 Czech Republic ·built by Škoda Transportation· from 1957· locomotive class of 61 Czechoslovakian electric locomotives

⚡ electric locomotive electric

7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Cd141-052-1a: Radouch· CC BY 2.5
2. 141 004-2 (E 499.1), Praha hl. nádraží 1991 (Czechoslovakia): © Karel Furiš , author ( Ostrava Poruba , Czech Republic ). When reusing, please credit me as: Karel Furiš / Wikimedia Commons . I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia.· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. 141 034-9 (E 499.1), Praha hl. nádr. 1989 (Czechoslovakia): © Karel Furiš , author ( Ostrava Poruba , Czech Republic ). When reusing, please credit me as: Karel Furiš / Wikimedia Commons . I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia.· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. 141001wilson1992-09-05: PetrS.· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. 141001wilson1992-09-11: PetrS.· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. 141004wilson1992-09-12: PetrS.· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. 141004wilson1992-09-12b: PetrS.· CC BY-SA 3.0

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

what is it?

Class E 499.1 was an electric locomotive constructed and built by Škoda Works in Plzeň for use in Czechoslovakia by the Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD). They were also used outside Czechoslovakia in Poland as class EP05 and in the Soviet Union as ЧС3 (ChS3). In North Korea, licence built copies were used (100 series).

who runs it

České dráhy Polish State Railways Russian Railways Československé státní dráhy

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 2 MWpower output
weight 82.5 tin working order
built 148made 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 69 years ago, in 1957.
2 MW is about 24 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
16.1 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: 1957–1961
in service from: 1957
number built: 148
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
builders: Škoda Works
operators: České dráhy, Polish State Railways, Russian Railways, Československé státní dráhy
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 2 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 3000 V DC Overhead lines
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 16.1 m
weight: 82.5 t
nicknames: Czech (Poland), Bobina (Czech Republic)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q337035, Wikipedia: ČSD Class E 499.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.