Czech Railways Photos
Class 242 Bo-Bo AC Electric Locomotive

242 274-9 in the carriage yard at Brno
Czech electric locomotives with a 2 in the first position are 25 kV 50 Hz  AC electrics. Class 242 were built from 1975 and are rated at 3080 kW, 4128 hp and have a top speed of 120 km/h, 74 mph. They were formally classed as S499.02.
This loco was built by Škoda in 1981 (serial number 7620) as S499.0274 and was renumbered in 1988.

CD 242 274-9 in the carriage yard at Brno on Friday October 1st, 2004.

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