Novelty 2025: The Škoda 47E locomotives, which were delivered to
the Czechoslovakian state railway in various versions as the S 489
and S 499, are among the most striking electric locomotives in
Europe. The attractive appearance is characterised by the rounded
drivers' cabs with large windows. The locomotive body was made
entirely of fibreglass-reinforced plastic. The S 499 was procured
by ČSD from 1968 in a quantity of 145 units. Digital switching of
drivers' cab lighting and engine room lighting by retrofitting a
digital decoder | Two metal scissor pantographs | Skylights in the
engine room | Detailed bogies
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