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182 070-3 from the CTL
Rail fleet, photographed in Zduñska Wola Karsznice on
182 163-6 (Lotos Kolej), photographed at the same location
on
Another picture of the 182 163-6, taken at the same location on April
21, 2009.
This 182 101-6, photographed at the same location on
Another picture of the 182 101-6, taken at the same location on
December 17, 2008.
182 115-6, photographed on the same day, is owned by STK and
leased to Lotos Kolej.
Another picture of he 182 115-6, taken at the same location on April
6, 2010.
182 108-1, CTL
Rail, photographed near the Poznañ Franowo depot on
Back to Karsznice: 182 037-2 displays new CTL Logistics
livery and Lotos Kolej logo; February 4, 2009.
182 064-6, owned by STK and leased to Lotos
Kolej; Zduñska Wola Karsznice, March 18, 2009. Heraldic arms of Wroc³aw
on the front wall, above service number, is not typical.
182 055-4, CTL, photographed at the
Petrovice station in Czech Republic on April 27, 2009.
182 005-9, CTL (old livery version),
Zduñska Wola Karsznice, June 1, 2009.
Two more pictures taken on the same occasion:
182 025-7…
…and 182 111-5.
182 002-6, leased to STK, displays its
original Czech livery. Zduñska Wola Karsznice, December 21, 2011.
182 026-5, CTL Logistics, photographed
in Sêdziszów on January 8, 2012. |
First post-war six-axle electric locomotives, built in quantity in Czechoslovakia (Škoda factory type 31E, ÈSD class E 669.1, later re-classed 181), had somehow unsatisfactory running characteristics and were characterized by considerable impact on track while negotiating curves. An attempt to eradicate or at least alleviate this shortcoming was undertaken in their direct development, which appeared in 1963. This locomotive (Škoda factory type 59E) was classed E 669.2 and later re-classed 182. Until 1965, 168 examples were built for ÈSD. Class E 669.2 externally differed little from its predecessor, the most visible difference being inwards-slanted louvers on air inlets in the upper part of the body. Total weight was reduced to 120 tonnes. Electric equipment was basically the same as in late production E 669.1s, with more powerful AD4346gT traction engines. In order to improve running characteristics, truck base was shortened by 200 mm. From 104th production machine onwards, due to provisions for automatic couplers, overall length was increased by 140 mm; these machines could also be distinguished by four cabin doors instead of two. One locomotive (E 669.2103), built in 1964, was experimentally fitted with hydro-pneumatic suspension. Further development of the basic design resulted in type 61E (ÈSD class E 669.3, later re-classed 183), intended exclusively for freight traffic, of which 43 examples were built in 1971. These locomotives differed mainly in suspension and externally were almost identical with their predecessors. These were the last six-axle electric locomotives for ÈSD. Their intended replacement was a completely new machine, which appeared in 1994 as class 184.5, but production was limited to four examples, all of which went to an industrial operator. Withdrawal
of six-axle freighters (their common name was ‘Šestikolák’, or six-wheeler)
from ÈD and ŽSR began in the earnest in early 21st
century. Whenever possible, their duties were taken over by four-axle
locomotives, while heavy traffic remained a domain of two-section machines. On
October 1, 2000, ÈD had 86 examples and ŽSR 60. By January 1,
2006, their number with ÈD has dwindled to 24; all 182s operated by ŽSR
were formally written off in March 2006. Two machines have been preserved: ŽSR
182.133-9 (at the Vrútký depot) and ÈD 182.168-5. A few went to
various domestic private operators, but many more were sold to Poland. The
first one (ŽSR 182.053-9, Škoda 5011/1964) arrived in November
2005, after an overhaul at the railway stock repair establishment of Zvolen,
Slovakia. This machine went to PTKiGK Zabrze. It was followed in
January 2006 by 182.097-6 for the same company. According to SK,
information provided by Petr Štefek (thanks a lot!) and www.kolejowaklatka.org,
until now – November 2011 – the number of 182s used by Polish private
operators has reached 58 examples. This total does not include 182.010 from
the CTL Logistics fleet, which was badly damaged in a crash on August
31, 2010, and subsequently written off. Of these, ten are owned by DB
Schenker Rail Polska, 42 – by various companies from the CTL group
(recently also incorporated into DB Schenker) and six are operated by Lotos
Kolej. Their designations are quite varied. First examples retained their
service numbers, only written in slightly different manner (e.g. 182-053); it
seems that this applies to all machines operated by PTKiGK Zabrze.
Several locomotives operated by CTL were initially assigned new class
designation ET182 (a hybrid of Polish and Czechoslovakian systems) and new
numbers (e.g. 182.121-4 became ET182-001). Two examples obtained by PTKiGK
Rybnik were designated E182-129 and E182-028, respectively. Others are
operated with their original numbers. As with 181s, locomotives obtained from
Czech Republic are on lease and formally remain the ÈD property. It
seems quite probable that further purchases may follow. Main technical data
1) Excluding
later variant E 669.3 (later class 183). 2) Until
March 2008. 3) Initially
(up to E 669.104 exclusive) 18 800 mm. References and acknowledgments
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AL, AV; -
SK, various issues; -
Petr Štefek (http://spz.logout.cz,
also private communication); -
www.kolejowaklatka.org (website by Marek D¹browski). |
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