#3867

ČSD Class S 499.0

🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia ·built by Škoda Transportation· from 1966· locomotive class

3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Bratislava 240 129 - 7: Rainerhaufe at German Wikipedia ( Original text: Rainerhaufe )· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 240 113-1 ZSSK Bratislava 2006-08-07: Teslaton· CC BY 3.0
3. 240 131-3 (S 499.0), Bratislava 7. 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

what is it?

The ČSD Class S 499.0 and S 499.1 are essentially ČSD Class S 489.0 locomotives with revised gearing for higher speeds and added electrodynamic braking system. They operate from the 25 kV 50 Hz overhead line electrification system in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Their design can be traced back to the S699.0 locomotives produced by Škoda in 1962.

who runs it

Československé státní dráhy České dráhy ČD Cargo Railways of the Slovak Republic Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 3.1 MWpower output
weight 85 tin working order
built 145made 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 60 years ago, in 1966.
3.1 MW is about 36 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
16.4 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: 1966–1969
in service from: 1968
number built: 145
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
builders: Škoda Works, Škoda Transportation
operators: Československé státní dráhy, České dráhy, ČD Cargo, Railways of the Slovak Republic, Železničná spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 3.1 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: Overhead lines
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 16.4 m
weight: 85 t
nicknames: Laminátka - because of the material of the locomotive body - made of laminate

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

Sources: Wikidata Q258476, Wikipedia: ČSD Class S 499.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.