ČD Class 471
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The Class 471 electric motor unit, commonly known as CityElefant, is a double deck electric multiple unit operating on 3 kV DC overhead wires produced by Škoda Vagonka, a subsidiary of Škoda Transportation, since 1997 and operated by the České dráhy rail transit operator on its suburban services around Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. A single unit consists of a Class 471 power car with first class seating, a single Class 071 passenger car and a Class 971 cab car. They are replacement for defunct ČD Class 451, and successor to scrapped ČD Class 470.
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ČD Class 471 CityElefant | |
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In service | 2000 — present |
Manufacturer | Škoda Transportation |
Constructed | 1997–2013 |
Number built | 83 units |
Number in service | 83 units |
Capacity | 287 2nd class, 23 1st class |
Operators | České dráhy |
Specifications | |
Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
Weight | 155.4 tonnes (343,000 lb) |
Power output | 2,000 kW (2,682 hp) |
UIC classification | Bo’Bo’+ 2’2’+ 2’2’ |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Czech railways ordered in total 83 units. The last unit for the Czech Railways was delivered in March 2013. In addition, variants differing in power system and other parameters, have been ordered by Lithuanian Railways, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko and Ukrainian Railways.