ČSD Class T 478.4

ČSD class T 478.4
ČD & ŽSR class 754

300px 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) 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".

Gallery

• Lokomotiva 754.jpg

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• ČD Class 754 - detail - side view.jpg

  Side view detail

See also

• List of ČD Classes