ČSD Class ES 499.2

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The ČSD Class ES 499.2 (Now ČD class 372 and 371) and DR Class 230 are multisystem electric locomotives, manufactured by Škoda Plzeň from 1988 to 1991. The locomotives were developed to work international trains between Czechoslovakia and the DDR. The locomotives are similar to the 163, 263 and 363 classes, but differ in electrical equipment, due to the need to operate across borders. 35 were produced, originally split between the Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD) and the Deutsche Reichsbahn.[1]

DR Class 230
DB Class 180
ČSD / ČD Class 371, 372
371 002-7 of ČD
Type and origin
Builder
Build date1988 to 1991
Total produced35
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length16,800 mm (55 ft 1+12 in) over buffers
Loco weight84 tonnes (83 long tons; 93 short tons)
Electric system/s
Traction motorsFour
Performance figures
Maximum speed
  • DB 180, ČD 372: 120 km/h (75 mph)
  • ČD 371: 160 km/h (99 mph)
Power output:
 • 1 hour3,260 kW (4,370 hp)
 • Continuous3,080 kW (4,130 hp)
Tractive effort:
 • Starting280 kN (62,900 lbf)
Career
Operators
Number in class
  • DR: 20
  • ČSD: 15
Numbers
  • DR: 230 001 – 230 020
  • DBAG: 180 001 – 180 020
  • ČSD / ČD: 372 001 – 372 015

History

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In the 1970s, the Deutsche Reichsbahn electrified the Děčín–Dresden-Neustadt railway between Dresden and Schöna, near the Czech border, using the standard German electrification of 15 kV 16 23 Hz. Across the Czechoslovak border, railways were electrified with 3 kV DC, creating a gap between Schöna and Děčín, which required trains to be diesel hauled. To solve this problem, it was decided to develop a class of locomotives that could operate on both the German AC and the Czech DC electrification systems.[1][2]

Numbering

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180 008-5 of Deutsche Bahn

The locomotives were intended to be delivered as ČSD Class ES 499.2 and DR Class 230, however, by time of delivery the ČSD has moved to numerical numbering, so the Czech locomotives were delivered as Class 372. The German examples were later renumbered to DB 180 class, due to the merger of Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn to form Deutsche Bahn AG. Czech locomotives modified to operate at 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) were renumbered to Class 371.

References

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  1. ^ a b "372, 371 ES 499.2". Atlas Lokomotiv (in Czech). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ Köstner, Rolf. "Knödelpresse – Teil 1". Die Baureihe 230 der Deutschen Reichsbahn (in German). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.