Description
Electric locomotive EP05-23 of the Polish State Railways.
Retro locomotive design
Elaborate livery and printing
Intricate detailing of the bogies and spoked wheels
Fine metal wheels with low flanges
Pantograph with innovative mounting
In 1961, PKP procured 30 four-axle electric locomotives from Skoda in Plzeň (Czechoslovakia), which were incorporated into the fleet as the EU05 class. These were a slightly modified variant of the E 499.1 class of the Czechoslovak State Railways (CSD).
For use on the Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa line between Warsaw and Kraków/Katowice - which was built from 1971 onwards - the EU05 locomotives were modified at the Gdańsk repair depot between 1973 and 1977 by altering the gear ratio to achieve a top speed of 160 km/h. In line with their use on express services, they were given the class designation EP05 and repainted in orange, replacing their previous livery, which featured two shades of green.
- Coupling: NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism
- Minimum radius: 358 mm
- Flywheel: yes
- Number of driven axles: 4
- Number of axles with traction tyres: 1
- Article number: 7500282
- EAN: 9005033399795
- Scale: H0
- Epoch: VI
- Railway Company: PKP
General data
- Head light: 3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 tail lights, dependent on the direction of travel
- LED head light: yes
- Control: DC Analog
- Interface: Electrical interface for traction units PluX22
Electrical
- Length over buffer: 186 mm
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