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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. M 290.002 Slovenská strela, Žleby zastávka – Žleby 02 (cropped): Michal Gregor· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. M290 002 Valasske Klobouky 16-10-2021: Josef Pinc· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Interiér vozu M 290.002 po renovaci, stav v roce 2021: Lynx1211· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. M 290.002 Slovenská strela, Žleby zastávka – Žleby 01: Michal Gregor· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. M 290.0 front: Dr. Killer· CC BY 2.5
- 6. M 290 001 a 02: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 7. Interiér vozu M 290.002 po renovaci, stav v roce 2021 (2): Lynx1211· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Jiří Dlabaja, autor a moderátor TV magazínu POZOR VLAK: Dlabajajiri· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. M 260.001 a M 290.002: Lynx1211· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. M 290.002 Slovenská strela, Žleby 01: Michal Gregor· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Railcar class M 290.0 (manufactured as Tatra 68), named after an express train which it served as Slovenská strela was manufactured by Tatra Kopřivnice in 1936 for Czechoslovak State Railways. Only two units were manufactured and were used on newly introduced express train Slovenská strela starting in 1936.They covered the distance in 4 hours and 28 minutes with a maximum speed of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph). Both were taken out of service when World War II started in 1939.
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 90 years ago, in 1936.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 25.1 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1936
- in service from
- 1936
- number built
- 2
- kind
- multiple unit
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
- builders
- Tatra
- operators
- Československé státní dráhy
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (1A)′ (A1)′
- length
- 25.1 m
- weight
- 36 t
- nicknames
- Slovenská strela
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1761153, Wikipedia: ČSD Class M 290.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.