The electric locomotives from Siemens, type ES64U4 were used as the class 1216 (Taurus III) by the ÖBB and other European railway transport companies and are multi-system three-phase current general-purpose locomotives based on technology from the Siemens EuroSprinter family. The locomotives are able to achieve a top speed of 230 km/h with a power output of 6,400 kW.
In September 2019, the Czech State Railways purchased locomotives 1216 902 and 903 from Rail Transport Service GmbH (RTS). After a thorough overhaul and repainting in the current Najbrt design, they are now mostly used in EuroCity traffic.
The CSD received a total of 599 locomotives from the T 679 class from 1966 onwards. Some locomotives were manufactured as broad-gauge versions with designation T 679.5. The locomotives were mainly used to pull heavy freight trains.
In the 1970s, the former Czechoslovak State Railways (CSD) had an urgent need for powerful diesel goods locomotives for medium-heavy shunting and mainline service. As a result, the lighter T 466.2 variant was designed based on the industrial locomotive type T 448. CKD in Prag manufactured nine series (each with slight technical differences) with 94 units from 1977 onwards and was in service with the CSD until 1986.
CD Cargo put three more Vectron locomotives into operation in 2017. The order was placed as an option from the supply agreement from 2016. Locomotive 383 006 runs with the slogan “www.1vagon.cz” to advertise single wagonload traffic.
The multi-system locomotives of the 383 class have a nominal power of 6.4 MW and a maximum speed of 160 km/h. They feature ETCS Level 2 and can operate on the Czech network as well as in Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Poland, Hungary and Romania.
The CSD received a total of 599 locomotives from the T 679 class from 1966 onwards. Some locomotives were manufactured as broad-gauge versions with designation T 679.5. The locomotives were mainly used to pull heavy freight trains.
In the 1970s, the former Czechoslovak State Railways (CSD) had an urgent need for powerful diesel goods locomotives for medium-heavy shunting and mainline service. As a result, the lighter T 466.2 variant was designed based on the industrial locomotive type T 448. CKD in Prag manufactured nine series (each with slight technical differences) with 94 units from 1977 onwards and was in service with the CSD until 1986. In 1998, the class designation T 466.2 was changed to 742.
