ChS2

ChS2 [1]
Locomotive ChS2-095 at Dnipro-Vantazhny railway station, Ukraine
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderŠkoda Works
Build date1958-1976
Number rebuiltChS2 and ChS2K - 942
ChS2T - 120
Specifications
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
Electric system/s3 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Career
OperatorsРЖД (RZhD), УЗ (UZ)
Locale Russia
Soviet Union
Ukraine

The ChS2 Russian: ЧС2 is an electric mainline DC passenger locomotive used in Russia and Ukraine. It was manufactured by the Škoda Works in Czechoslovakia between 1958 and 1973. and the locomotive get their nickname, Cheburashka, the oversized ears of the popular Soviet animated character of the same name

See also

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References

  1. ^ Article "Легендарная "двойка" - качество, проверенное временем"
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