ČD Class 471

ČD Class 471 CityElefant
In service	2000 — present
Manufacturer	Škoda Transportation
Constructed	1997 – 2013
Number built	83 units
Number in service	83 units
Capacity	287 2nd class, 23 1st class
Operator(s)	České dráhy
Specifications
Maximum speed	140 km/h (87 mph)
Weight	155.4 tonnes (343,000 lb)
Power output	2,000 kW (2,682 hp)
UIC classification	Bo’Bo’+ 2’2’+ 2’2’
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Class 471 electric motor unit, commonly known as CityElefant, is a double deck electric multiple unit operating on 3kV DC overhead wires produced by Škoda Vagonka, a subsidiary of Škoda Transportation, since 1997 and operated by the České dráhy rail transit operator on its suburban services around Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. A single unit consists of a Class 471 power car with first class seating, a single Class 071 passenger car and a Class 971 cab car.

Czech railways ordered in total 83 units. The last unit for the Czech Railways was delivered in March 2013. In addition, variants differing in power system and other parameters, have been ordered by Lithuanian Railways, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko and Ukrainian Railways.

Derived units

Lithuania

• Lithuanian Railways – The Lithuanian Railways ordered 10 units of class EJ 575. The first train was delivered in 2008 and the last unit will be delivered in 2014. There are operated on the route Vilnius - Kaunas since December 2008. Units are consist of two and three cars. They have very similar interior like Czech class 471. The maximum speed has increased up to 160 km/h (99 mph).

Slovakia

• Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko – The ZSSK operates 19 units of class 671 and 10 push-pull units of class 951. All of them are three-car units and the maximum speed has increased to 160 km/h (99 mph).

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Railways – In January 2011, the Ukrainian Railways ordered two units of class EJ 675. Both of them are six-car units. The maximum speed has increased to 160 km/h (99 mph).

Germany

• Deutsche Bahn – DB Regio ordered 6 locomotive-hauled push-pull trainsets. Trainsets will be used on Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway. Push pull units will be hauled by locomotives Škoda 109E. Units are successor of Czech class 471. These new units are designed for speed up to 200 km/h (124 mph). The maximum speed in operation will be limited to 189 km/h (117 mph) as required by Deutsche Bahn in the tender. Trainsets are expected to be delivered in 2016.

Gallery

• ČD Class 471.webm
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  The whole unit in Beroun railway station, October 2006

• 471 lower.jpg

  Second class saloon, lower floor

• 471 upper.jpg

  Second class saloon, upper floor

• 471 mezzanine.jpg

  Second class saloon, mezzanine

• 471 first class.jpg

  First class saloon, upper floor of the electric car

• 471 lifting platform.jpg

  Lifting platform for immobile persons