ČSD Class T 478.4

ČSD class T 478.4
ČD & ŽSR class 754

754 041-2 with a passenger train at Okříšky railway station, July 2006
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Build date Prototype: 1975
Production: 1978–1980 series
Total produced 86
Specifications
UIC class Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 16,540 mm (54 ft 3 in)
Width 3,074 mm (10 ft 1 in)
Height 4,335 mm (14 ft 3 in)
Loco weight 74 tonnes (73 long tons; 82 short tons)
Transmission Electric
ČKD K 12 V 230 DR
Performance figures
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output 1,472 kW (1,974 bhp)[1]
Tractive effort 180 kN (40,000 lbf)
Career
Operators ČSD » ČD & ŽSR
Numbers ČSD: T 478.4001 – 4086)
Nicknames “Goggles”

T 478.4 is a class of diesel locomotives designed, manufactured and used in the former Czechoslovakia and now used in the Czech republic (ČD Class 754) and Slovak republic (ŽSR Class 754). their distinctive cab design has led to the nickname "goggles".

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References

  1. ↑ Bittner, Jaromír; Křenek, Jaroslav; Skála Bohumil; Šrámek, Milan (2008). Czech & Slovak Locomotives 2009. Czech Republic: Gradis Bohemia. ISBN 978-80-86925-06-6.
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