ČD Class 471

ČD Class 471
CityElefant
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
Operator(s) 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

The Class 471 electric motor unit, commonly known as CityElefant, is a double deck electric multiple unit operating on 3kV 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.

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.

Derived units

Lithuania Lithuania

Slovakia Slovakia

Ukraine Ukraine

Germany Germany

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