RzD ЧС6-024 at Sankt Petersburg Finlandski. 10/05/98.
As Russian electric locomotives classes go the Class ChS6 (ЧС6) are a very small class with only 30 built between 1979-81 by Skoda in Czechoslovakia. They are a twin section Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo 3000v DC machine rated at 2x4200kW and were built exclusively for heavy passenger work hence the red and cream livery rather than green.
ЧС6-024 is seen with a short five coach formation at Sankt Petersberg Finlandski station with train 33 the 07.00 to Helsinki Central which was a named service called the "Repin". The ЧС6 will work the train to Vyborg where a dual voltage class VL82 (ВЛ82) will take over for the cross border run between Vyborg and Vainikkala as the VR network is 25kV AC.
RzD ЧС6-024 at Sankt Petersburg Finlandski. 10/05/98.
As Russian electric locomotives classes go the Class ChS6 (ЧС6) are a very small class with only 30 built between 1979-81 by Skoda in Czechoslovakia. They are a twin section Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo 3000v DC machine rated at 2x4200kW and were built exclusively for heavy passenger work hence the red and cream livery rather than green.
ЧС6-024 is seen with a short five coach formation at Sankt Petersberg Finlandski station with train 33 the 07.00 to Helsinki Central which was a named service called the "Repin". The ЧС6 will work the train to Vyborg where a dual voltage class VL82 (ВЛ82) will take over for the cross border run between Vyborg and Vainikkala as the VR network is 25kV AC.