Diesel locomotive 751 174 of ZSSK Cargo.
■ Variant with blue number plate
■ Design of the 3rd production series with corrugated side walls up
to the edge of the roof
■ Finely detailed model with many separately applied plug-in
parts
The T 478.1 and T 478.2 classes are diesel-electric mixed-traffic
locomotives. They owe their nickname "Bardotka" to the French
actress Brigitte Bardot, reflecting their distinctive appearance.
Between 1966 and 1971, 230 production locomotives were built for
the former CSD at the CKD works in Prague.
With the introduction of computerised traction unit numbering in
1988, the locomotives were redesignated as Classes 751 and 752,
respectively. Since 1998, ZSSK’s Class 751 locomotives have been
painted in a uniform grey and red livery and have been used
primarily for freight services.
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