Czech rolling stock

CD 150 / 151

ČD 150

ČD Classes 150 and 151 are four-axle Škoda electric locomotives for express service under 3 kV DC. Here's how to identify them and how the Czech numbering system works.

CD 162 / 163

ČD 162

ČD Classes 162 and 163 are four-axle Škoda electric locomotives for 3 kV DC, popularly nicknamed "Peršing". Here's how to identify them and tell them apart from the 300-series.

CD 193 (Siemens Vectron)

ČD 193

The ČD Class 193 is a Siemens Vectron – the same platform that's just as common in Germany. Here's how to recognise it and how to read its pantographs.

CD 242 / 243

Laminátka

Classes 242 and 243 are four-axle Škoda AC locomotives from southern Czechia. Where the nickname Laminátka comes from, and how to identify them reliably.

ČD Class 362 / 363

Škoda 69E

Classes 362 and 363 are Škoda dual-system locomotives for the mixed Czech electrification network. A bogie swap explains why there are two class numbers.

ČD Class 371

Škoda 80E

Class 371 links the Czech DC network with the German AC world – making it the Czech electric locomotive with the best chances of a sighting in Germany.

ČD Class 380 (Škoda 109E)

Škoda 109E

Class 380 is the Czech Republic's modern multi-system locomotive: 20 machines, 200 km/h and three electrification systems. How to identify the Škoda 109E confidently in the field.

RegioJet 162 WB (Skoda)

Škoda 162

RegioJet runs Škoda DC Class 162 locomotives in a striking yellow livery. Here's how to identify them and what sets the 162 apart from the near-identical 163.

ČD Class 714

Class 714

Class 714 isn't a new design but a conversion: older diesel locomotives given a new engine and a new class number. Here's how to recognise and document them.

ČD Class 740 (T 448.0)

T 448.0

Class 740 used to be called T 448.0 and is the industrial-railway variant of the classic Czech shunting diesel. Here's how to place it confidently in the field.

ČD Class 742 / 743

T 466.2

Classes 742 and 743 are the workhorses of Czech shunting and transfer service. Where the nickname Kocour comes from and how to place them reliably.

ČD Class 750 / 751 / 752 / 753 / 754

T 478

Brejlovec and Bardotka: Classes 750 to 754 all come from the ČKD family T 478. Here's how to correctly match up the numbers, nicknames and body shapes.

ČD Class 770 / 771

T 669

Classes 770 and 771 are six-axle ČKD shunting diesels, known in the scene as Čmelák. Here's how to recognise them and what's behind the old designation T 669.

ČD Class 680 (Pendolino)

ČD Pendolino

Class 680 is Czechia's Pendolino: seven seven-car tilting trains built for three electrification systems. Here's how to recognise them and what tilting technology really delivers in everyday service.

CD InterPanter (Skoda 660)

Škoda InterPanter

The InterPanter is Škoda's long-distance multiple unit for the mixed Czech electrification network. Here's how to tell the Class 660 and 661 apart from the related RegioPanter.

ČD Class 440 (RegioPanter)

RegioPanter

Class 440 is Škoda's modern regional multiple unit for the Czech Republic. How to read the class number, recognise the RegioPanter in the field – and tell it apart from its relatives.

ČD Class 471 (CityElefant)

CityElefant

The CityElefant is the double-deck multiple unit of Czech suburban services. Where the nickname comes from, how the unit made of 471, 071 and 971 is built, and how to recognise it.

Leo Express FLIRT

Stadler FLIRT

Leo Express runs Stadler FLIRT units across Czechia. Here's how to recognise the FLIRT platform, how the dual-system technology makes sense – and how to tell it apart from state railway stock.

Škoda 14T (Prague)

Škoda 14T

The Škoda 14T is Prague's most striking modern tram – styled in collaboration with Porsche Design. Here's how to recognise it and how to photograph it well.

Škoda 15T ForCity Alfa (Prague)

Škoda 15T

The 15T ForCity Alfa is Prague's fully low-floor tram. What the ForCity concept means, how to recognise it, and how to document it properly.

Tatra T3

ČKD Tatra T3

The Czech-built Tatra T3 shaped tram operations across half of Europe. Here's how to recognise the four-axle classic and tell it apart from its relatives.

Tatra T3 (Czech variants)

T3R

In the Czech Republic, old Tatra T3 cars were turned into numerous modernised variants. Here's how to read the type codes, recognise rebuilds – and document them properly.

Tatra T4

ČKD Tatra T4

The Tatra T4 is the narrower version of the Czech tram classic. How to recognise it, where it runs and how to tell it cleanly apart from the T3.

Tatra T6A5

ČKD Tatra T6A5

The T6A5 is the last major Tatra generation from Czech production: more angular, more modern, but still high-floor. Here's how to recognise and document it.

Tatra T6B5

ČKD Tatra T6B5

The T6B5 is the version of the Tatra T6 generation built for broad-gauge networks. Why track gauge decides where vehicles can run and how to place the variant.

Tatra T8D5

ČKD Tatra T8D5

The Tatra T8D5 is one of the rare prototypes built in Prague. How to place and document one-offs methodically without piecing together guesswork.

CD 810

Reihe 810

The ČD 810 is the classic two-axle railcar on Czech branch lines – formerly known as M 152.0. Here's how to recognise and photograph it.

CD 814 (Regionova)

Reihe 814

The Class 814 'Regionova' is ČD's modernised branch-line railcar: rebuilt from the Class 810 with a low-floor centre section and a new front end.

CD 841 (Regionova)

Reihe 841

The Class 841 is a ČD diesel railcar for regional services. What the number means, how to tell it from the Class 814 Regionova, and what to look out for.

ČD Class 640 (RegioPanter Diesel)

RegioPanter

Class 640 belongs to Škoda's Panter family. How to reliably tell electric and diesel railcars apart in the Czech Republic, and what the class number really reveals.