ČSD Class E 422.0

The ČSD class E 422.0 (Class 100 since 1987) is a Czech electric locomotive, intended for secondary lines electrified at 1.5kV DC. The locomotives were produced by Škoda Pilsen in 1956 and 1957 under the designation Škoda 15E.

ČSD class E 422.0
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Škoda Pilsen Build date 1956 to 1957 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo´Bo´ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Length 12,940 millimetres (509 in) Height: ​  • Pantograph 4,800 millimetres (190 in)  • Body height 4,010 millimetres (158 in) Loco weight 48 tonnes (47 long tons; 53 short tons) Electric system/s 1.5kV DC via overhead wire
Career Nicknames Bobinka Delivered 1957 Disposition ČSD, České dráhy

History

The locomotives were built for the Tábor to Bechyně and Rybník to Lipno railways, both of which were electrified with non standard 1.5kV DC electrification.[1] The locomotives were delivered to ČSD during early 1957. After approval testing had been carried out, and modifications made, the locomotives entered service in July 1957. They were then used mostly on freight services until 1973, when the new ČSD E 426.0 class locomotives were delivered, cascading the locomotives onto passenger work.[2]

The locomotives started to be withdrawn in 1997, with locomotive 4 being scrapped in 1998, and locomotive 2 being used as a source of spare parts.[3] The last 100 in regular service was locomotive 3, withdrawn in 2002.[2]

Preservation

Since withdrawal, locomotive 1 and 3 have been kept operational by ČD, and are used occasionally on special journeys, based at Tábor. Locomotive 2 is currently owned by the National Technical Museum, and stored at Chomutov.[4]

See also

• List of České dráhy locomotive classes

References

1. "100 / E 422.0". Atlas Lokomotiv. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. Vyskočil, Václav (28 May 2012). "LOKOMOTIVY ŘADY 100 (EX E 422.0)". Vlaky.net (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
3. "Lokomotiva řady 100". orso.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
4. ŽABKA, M.; HARÁK, M. (27 September 2016). "Malé Bobiny: skvělé pomocnice na Lipně". Železničář (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.