Škoda Transportation introduced the new locomotive Emil Zátopek, which is intended for the German operator Deutsche Bahn Regio. First locomotives currently undergo a series of demanding tests on the test circuit in Velim. In total, Škoda Plzeň will supply six of these universal locomotives to Germany.
The locomotives use alternating current of 15 kV/16 Hz and will be used by Deutsche Bahn Regio for the route Nuremberg-Ingolstadt-Munich. The locomotives are a part of six six-coach double-deck trainsets of the Push-Pull type. The operation of the set is therefore possible from the post of the driving vehicle, or the locomotive post. The locomotives can also be deployed in multiple traction.
The newest locomotives Emil Zátopek operate in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Besides, as the second ones in the world, they have also received the European certificate TSI High Speed RST. The locomotives Emil Zátopek for Germany meet all the demanding technological parameters and the latest European TSI safety regulations. Their maximum speed is 200 km/h. The components and elements the locomotive is made of are more than 95% recyclable.
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