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Add■ 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 Škoda 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.
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