ČSD series E 203.0

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ČSD series E 203.0
Numbering: E 203.001
Number: 1
Manufacturer: LHW Breslau
Year of construction (s): 1913
Retirement: 1952
Axis formula : Bo '
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Wheel set mass : 13 t
Power system : accumulator
Number of traction motors: 2

The ČSD series E 203.0 was an electric locomotive of the former Czechoslovak State Railways ČSD, which was intended for service traffic in the Prague hub .

History and commitment

For business trips during the restoration of the tunnels on the Prague connecting railway, a battery-powered vehicle of German origin was used in 1945 and designated as E 203.001. The previous use of the vehicle is not known. It had two drive axles, an alkaline battery and an auxiliary and lighting device for the tunnel vault.

Further technical data of the vehicle are not known. It was used in Prague until 1952, then it was retired.

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