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ChS2

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ChS2 [1]
Locomotive ChS2-366 at Simferopol railway station, Ukraine
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderŠkoda Works
Build date1958-1976
Number rebuiltChS2 and ChS2K - 942
ChS2T - 120
Specifications
Gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Russian gauge
Electric system/s3 kV DC Catenary
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Career
OperatorsРЖД (RZhD), УЗ (UZ)
LocaleRussia Russia
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Ukraine Ukraine

The ChS2 Russian: ЧС2 is an electric mainline DC passenger locomotive used in Russia and Ukraine. It was manufactured by the Škoda Works in Czechoslovakia between 1958 and 1973.

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