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Czech multisystem electrical locomotive
ČD Class 340
Type and origin Power type Electric Build date 2003–2004 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: •
AAR B-B •
UIC Bo'Bo' • Commonwealth
Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )
Career Operators
ČD Cargo Nicknames Modrá laminátka (Blue laminate lady)
The ČD Class 340 is a multisystem electric locomotive, designed for use between the
Czech Republic and
Austria . A total of three locomotives were rebuilt from the earlier
240 class . Since 2007, all three have been allocated to
ČD Cargo .
History
When the railway from
Horní Dvořiště , in the Czech Republic to Summerau, in Austria, was electfied, this left
ČD with a problem. They owned no locomotives that could operate on both the Czech
25 kV 50 Hz electrification , and the
Austrian 15 kV 16.7 Hz electrification . This left ČD having to use
ČD 771 class diesel locomotives on these trains. It was decided to convert the 340 class from the
240 class , due to a shortage of the originally intended
163 class .
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References
Bibliography
"340" . Atlas Lokomotiv (in Czech).
Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019 .
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