ČSD Class ES 499.2

DR Class 230; DB Class 180; ČSD / ČD Class 371, 372
Number(s)	230 001–230 020 DR; 180 001–180 020 DB372 001–372 015 ČSD / ČD
Quantity	20 (DR); 15 (ČSD)
Manufacturer	Škoda Plzeň ; LEW Hennigsdorf (electrical equipment)
Year(s) of manufacture	1988 to 1991
Axle arrangement	Bo'Bo'
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length over buffers	16,800 millimetres (660 in)
Service weight	84 tonnes (83 long tons; 93 short tons)
Top speed	DB 180, ČD 372: 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph); ČD 371: 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph)
Power output (one hour)	3,260 kilowatts (4,370 hp)
Power output (continuous)	3,080 kilowatts (4,130 hp)
Starting tractive effort	280 kilonewtons (63,000 lbf)
Electric system	15 kV 16,7 Hz Alternating Current; 3 kV Direct Current
No. of traction motors	4

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]

History

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 ²⁄₃ Hz. Across the Czechoslovak border, railways were electified 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

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

"372, 371 ES 499.2". Atlas Lokomotiv (in Czech). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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.

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[Atlas-1] "372, 371 ES 499.2". Atlas Lokomotiv (in Czech). Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[Koestner-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.

Standard gauge locomotives of České dráhy
1500 V DC electric locomotives	ČD Class 100 ČD Class 113
3000 V DC electric locomotives	ČD Class 110 ČD Class 111 ČD Class 112 ČD Class 114 ČD Class 121 ČD Class 122 ČD Class 123 ČD Class 124.6 ČD Class 130 ČD Class 131 ČD Class 140 ČD Class 141 \|ČD Class 150 ČD Class 151 ČD Class 162 ČD Class 163 ČD Class 169 ČD Class 180 ČD Class 181 ČD Class 182 ČD Class 183
25 kV 50 Hz AC electric locomotives	ČD Class 209 ČD Class 210 ČD Class 218 ČD Class 230 ČD Class 240 ČD Class 242 ČD Class 263 ČD Class 280
Multi-system electric locomotives	ČD Class 340 ČD Class 362 ČD Class 363 ČD Class 371 ČD Class 372 ČD Class 380 ČD Class 383 ČD Class 388
Diesel-mechanical locomotives	ČD Class 700 ČD Class 701 ČD Class 702 ČD Class 703
Diesel-hydraulic locomotives	ČD Class 710 ČD Class 715 ČD Class 725 ČD Class 726
Diesel-electric locomotives	ČD Class 704 ČD Class 708 ČD Class 714 ČD Class 720 ČD Class 721 ČD Class 730 ČD Class 731 ČD Class 735 ČD Class 740 ČD Class 741 ČD Class 742 ČD Class 743 ČD Class 749 ČD Class 750 ČD Class 751 ČD Class 752 ČD Class 753 ČD Class 754 ČD Class 755 ČD Class 759 ČD Class 770 ČD Class 771 ČD Class 776 ČD Class 781 ČD Class 794 ČD Class 799
See also List of České dráhy locomotive classes

Classes of German electric locomotives
Current class numbering	101 103 104 109 110 111 112 112 (old) 113 114 114 (old) 115 116 117 118 119 120 127 128 132 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 146.1 146.2 150 151 152 152 (DB) 155 156 160 163 169 171 175 180 181 182 182 (old) 183 183 (old) 184 185 186 188 189 190 191 193 193 (old) 194
Pre-1968 class numbering	E 03 E 04 E 05 E 10 E 10.12 E 15 E 16 E 17 E 18 E 19 E 21 E 32 E 36 E 40 E 41 E 44 E 50 E 52 E 60 E 61 E 62 E 63 E 69 E 70.2 E 71 E 72 E 73 E 75 E 77 E 79 E 80 E 91 E 91.3 E 92 E 93 E 94 E 95 E 244 E 310 E 320 E 344 E 410
DR classes	204 211 212 218 230 242 243 244 250 251 252 254
Older DR classes	E 04 E 05 E 11 E 17 E 18 E 21 E 42 E 44 E 77 E 94 E 95 E 251
see also Category:Deutsche Bundesbahn locomotives, Category:Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) locomotives, Category:Deutsche Bahn locomotives