Škoda 7Ev

Škoda 7Ev is an electric multiple unit produced by Škoda Transportation. The trainset was developed at the order of the České dráhy in 2011.[2]

Škoda 7Ev
Škoda 7Ev electric multiple unit train
ManufacturerŠkoda Transportation
ConstructedSince 2011
Number under construction167
Number in service63
Formation2 to 5-car
Capacity147–400 seats
Specifications
Train length52,900 mm (2-car)
79,400 mm (3-car)
106,200 mm (4-car)
132,400 mm (5-car)
Width2,820 mm
3,400 mm[1]
Height4,260 mm
Low-floor65%
Platform height550 mm
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight106–242 tonnes (234,000–534,000 lb)
Power output1,360–2,720 kW (1,820–3,650 hp)
Electric system(s)3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collection methodPantograph
UIC classificationBo'2'+2'Bo'
Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'Bo'
Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'2'+2'Bo'
Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'2'+Bo'2'+2'Bo'
Coupling systemScharfenberg
Multiple workingUp to 4 units
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
(standard gauge)
1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)
(Russian gauge)

Multiple variants of unit were developed, ranging from 2-car unit to 5-car unit.[3] In the end of 2020, a total of 230 Škoda 7Ev cars are in operation and in production.

Operators

České dráhy
Electric multiple unit 660 InterPanter of the České dráhy

The České dráhy ordered 3 different variants of trainsets. The first order consisted of 12 units of class 440 (3-car, 241 seats), 3 units of class 640 (3-car, 241 seats) and 4 units of class 650 (2-car, 147 seats). First five units entered service in September 2012. Then came several more orders. Škoda Transportation currently producing another 50 units of improved class 650 marked 650.2 and also 29 units of class 640.2.[4][5] In the Czech Republic, the train sets of the Czech Railways carrier are known as RegioPanter.

In 2015-16 were built 14 units called InterPanter for fast train lines, which are use on routes Brno-Prague and Brno-Břeclav-Olomouc.[6] InterPanter units have fewer doors, more luggage and bicycle space and a vending machine with snacks.

All 440 class units will be in 2021-2022 upgraded to multi-system class 640 due to gradual switching to AC traction system.[7] This upgrade will be made by Škoda Transportation.

In 2020, one 650 class unit was tested on the Tábor - Bechyně railway. The reason was to verify compatibility with small arc radii due to possible future deployment on this railway.[8]

Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko

In 2018 Škoda Transportation in consortium with ŽOS Trnava won contract with Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko to supply 8 3-car units and 2 4-car dual-voltage units. The contract included the option for additional 5 3-car units and 10 4-car units.[9][10] First unit entered service on 1 December 2020 on the Žilina–Čadca–Zwardoń line.[11]

Pasažieru vilciens

Škoda Transportation won tender of the Latvian railways to supply 32 electric multiple units for suburban lines by Riga.[12][13] Units with 400 seats, the 1,520 mm gauge, dual system equipment (3 kV DC and 25 kV AC) and top speed up to 160 km/h will be delivered in 2022–23.

South Moravian Region

In 2019 South Moravian Region in Czech Republic selected Škoda Transportation as the supplier of 37 electrical units for suburban transport of Brno.[14] There will be 31 4-car units with 333 seats and 6 2-cars units with 146 seats. The units will be owned by the region and leased to carriers. The trainsets will be named Moravia after the very first locomotive, which arrived in Brno in 1838.[15][16] The design of the units was introduced in September 2020.[17]

Elron

In October 2020, the Estonian state-owned railway operator Elron announced to order six electric units with option to order 10 more, which totals to 16 units. Units would go to operation in the second half of 2024 and run mainly the Tallinn-Tartu line.[18] They would operate the country's passenger train system next to 38 Stadler FLIRT units.

Cancelled contracts

National Express

In 2015 National Express Germany won a 12-year contract to operate Nuremberg S-Bahn services from December 2018. Its bid included 38 5-car 7Ev trainsets owned by a leasing company.[19] The total value of the contract will exceed €380 million.[20] However, in 2016 National Express pulled out of the bid and order was cancelled.[21][22]

Fleet details
Country Owner Class Image Trademark Number built Capacity Electric systems Production
Czech Republic České dráhy 440 RegioPanter 12 241 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC 2012–2014
640 RegioPanter 8 241 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2012–2014
640.2 RegioPanter 29 in production 240 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2022–2024
650 RegioPanter 17 147 seats (2-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2012–2018
650.2 RegioPanter 2

48 in production

 140 seats (2-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2020–2024
660.0 InterPanter 4 200 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2015–2016
660.1 InterPanter 10 350 seats (5-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2015–2016
South Moravian Region Moravia 6 in production 146 seats (2-car unit) 25 kV 50 Hz AC 2022
Moravia 31 in production 333 seats (4-car unit) 25 kV 50 Hz AC 2022
Slovakia Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko 660 Panter 1

11 in production

 343 seats (4-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2020–2021
661 Panter 9

4 in production

 247 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2020–2021
Latvia Pasažieru vilciens 32 in production 400 seats 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2022–2023
Estonia Elron InterPanter 6 ordered + 10 (option) ~220 seats (3-car unit with number of detachable chairs for bicycles in the summer season) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC		 2024
  • Coupled units 650 in the paint of the Pilsen region (Horažďovice-Předměstí)
  • Coupled units 650 & 640 in Vranovice
  • Interior of ČD Class 650
  • Interior of ČD Class 650
  • InterPanter & RegioPanter in Vranovice
  • ČD Class 660.1 in Pardubice
  • ČD Class 660.1 in Ústí nad Orlicí
  • First class section of InterPanter (ČD class 660)
  • Second class section of InterPanter (ČD class 660)

See also

References
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  2. "Škoda představuje elektrickou jednotku 7Ev RegioPanter". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. Škoda Transportation: Single deck electric unit RegioPanter
  4. "[CZ / Expert] Škoda to supply 31 EMUs to České dráhy – option for 19 more". Railcolor News. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  5. "Škoda vyhrála velkou zakázku na elektrické jednotky pro České dráhy, dodá až 60 vlaků". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. "Škoda delivers final InterPanter EMU to ČD". International Railway Journal. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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  8. "Testovací Panter se přesunul z Lipenky na Bechyňku, stráví tam dva dny". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  9. Ltd, DVV Media International. "ZSSK awards EMU contract". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  10. "RegioPantery na Slovensko - K-REPORT český dopravní server". www.k-report.net (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  11. "Na Slovensku začaly jezdit nové Pantery, poprvé se vydaly do Polska". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  12. "Škoda signs Latvian EMU contract". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  13. "ŠKODA VAGONKA WON A CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC TRAINS FOR LATVIA | Škoda Transportation a.s." www.skoda.cz. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  14. "Škoda awarded South Moravian Region EMU order". International Railway Journal. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  15. "Magenta a bílá. Jihomoravští radní vybrali podobu nových vlaků Moravia". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  16. "Steamer : Lokomotiva Moravia / The locomotive "Moravia"". www.steamer.cz. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  17. "Obrazem: Jihomoravský kraj doladil interiér svých nových elektrických jednotek". Zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  18. "Škoda winner in Elron procurement for six new trains in 2024". ERR.ee. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  19. Railway Gazette: National Express selected for Nürnberg S-Bahn operating contract
  20. Škoda Transportation: Škoda wins the largest Czech engineering order in Germany
  21. "National Express pulls out of Nürnberg S-Bahn bidding". Railway Gazette. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  22. "Nürnberg S-Bahn EMU contract signed". Railway Gazette. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
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