ČSD Class E 669.2

The ČSD E 669.2 is a class of electric locomotives designed, built and used in the former Czechoslovakia for heavy freight trains. The class is a development of the E 669.1 class.

ČSD class E 669.2
ČD class 182
182 038-0 at Ostrava in 2018
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderŠkoda Works
Model59E1, 59E2, 59E3
Build date1963–1965
Total produced168
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length18,940 mm (62 ft 2 in)
Width2,950 mm (9 ft 8 in)
Height4,500 mm (14 ft 9 in)
Axle load20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
Loco weight120 tonnes (120 long tons; 130 short tons)
Electric system/s3000 V DC overhead lines
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Traction motors1 AD 4346 gT
Train brakesDAKO DK-GP
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
Power output2,790 kilowatts (3,740 hp)
Career
Class182  CZE
182  SVK
E182  POL
NicknamesŠestikolak, Rakaňa

Surviving members of the class are now used in the Czech Republic (ČD Class 182) by ČD Cargo and ODOS, in Slovakia by private operator Lokorail and in Poland by various private operators including CTL Logistics and PTK Holding).

History

As the class is a slight modification of Class E669.1, no prototype was built. The locomotives were built in the years 1963–65 in three types: 59E1, 59E2 and 59E3. 168 locomotives were built in those series.[1]

Currently the whole class is being systematically withdrawn in the Czech Republic, where the last survivors are based in Ostrava. In Slovakia the whole series was withdrawn on 31 March 2006. Since 2005, withdrawn locomotives have usually been rented or sold to various Polish private operators.[2][3]

Nicknames

See also

References
  1. Švestka, David. "Lokomotivní řady 182 (E669.2) a 183 (E669.3)" (in Czech). Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  2. Štefek, Petr; Kabała, Andrzej. "Slovenské lokomotivy řady 182 míří do Polska". Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  3. Tomančák, Leoš. "Nová podoba "šestikoláků" pro CTL Logistics". Retrieved 2008-06-20.
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