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ČSD Class ES 499.1

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia ·built by Škoda Transportation· from 1980· class of Czechoslovakian electric locomotives

CS Class 362

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Locomotive-cz-363180-2: Petr.adamek· Public domain
2. CS Class 362: Petr Štefek· CC BY-SA 3.0 cz
3. ES 499 1004 , Hodonín, 19.9. 1986 (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. ES 499 1022, Polanka n. Odrou, 7. 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
5. ES 499 1032, Ostrava hl. n., 9. 1987 (Czechoslovakia) a: © 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
6. ES 499 1032, Ostrava hl. n., 9. 1987 (Czechoslovakia) b: © 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
7. ES 499 1032, Ostrava hl. n., 9. 1987 (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
8. ES 499.1, Břeclav 4. 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
9. EuroCity, 363 165-2 (ES 499.1), 7. 1991 Břeclav (Czechoslovakia) a: © 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
10. EuroCity, 363 165-2 (ES 499.1), 7. 1991 Břeclav (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

what is it?

ČSD Class ES 499.1 is a class of electric locomotives used primarily for passenger trains in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Now classified as Class 363, these locomotives passed to České dráhy, rail operator in the Czech Republic, and to ZSSK, rail operator in Slovakia. Class 363 is also used by ČD Cargo and ZSSK Cargo for hauling freight trains.

who runs it

Československé státní dráhy České dráhy ČD Cargo Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 3.5 MWpower output
weight 87 tin working order
built 181made 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 46 years ago, in 1980.
3.5 MW is about 41 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
16.8 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: 1980–1990
number built: 181
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
builders: Škoda Works
operators: Československé státní dráhy, České dráhy, ČD Cargo, Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 3.5 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 3000 V DC, , overhead lines
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 16.8 m
weight: 87 t
nicknames: Eso

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

Sources: Wikidata Q336952, Wikipedia: ČSD Class ES 499.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.