Product Features and Details
¦ Elaborate painting and printing
¦ Delicate design of the bogies and the spoked wheels
¦ Fine metal wheels with low wheel flanges
¦ Completely newly developed pantographs with an innovative fastening
In 1961, the Polish State Railways (PKP) acquired thirty-four four-axle electric locomotives from Škoda in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, which were integrated in their vehicle fleet and designated as Class EU05. This series was a slightly modified version of the E 499.1 locomotives from the Czechoslovak State Railways (CSD).
To facilitate their operation on the Centralna Magistrala Kolejowa line, which connects Warsaw with Kraków and Katowice and was built between 1971 and 1977, the EU05 locomotives were modified to achieve a maximum speed of 160 km/h. This conversion took place at the Gdansk repair works between 1973 and 1977, where the gear ratio was adjusted. Due to their role in express train services, these locomotives received the new class designation EP05 and were repainted in orange livery, replacing their previous two-tone green paint scheme.
