Škoda 7Ev

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Škoda 7Ev
ČD Class 641 in Adamov.JPG
Škoda 7Ev electric multiple unit train
ManufacturerŠkoda Transportation
Constructed2011–
Number under construction179
Number in service91
Formation2 to 6-car
Capacity147–400 seats
Specifications
Train length52,900 mm (2-car)
79,400 mm (3-car)
105,900 mm (4-car)
132,400 mm (5-car)
159,200 mm (6-car)
Width2,820 mm
3,400 mm[1]
Height4,260 mm
Low-floor65%
Platform height550 mm
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight106–242 tonnes (234,000–534,000 lb)
Power output1,360–2,720 kW (1,820–3,650 hp)
Electric system(s)3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC
Current collection methodPantograph
UIC classificationBo'2'+2'Bo'
Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'Bo'
Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'2'+2'Bo'
Bo'2'+Bo'2'+2'2'+Bo'2'+2'Bo'
Coupling systemScharfenberg
Multiple workingUp to 4 units
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
(standard gauge)
1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
(Russian gauge)

Škoda 7Ev is an electric multiple unit produced by Škoda Transportation. The trainset was developed at the order of the České dráhy in 2011.[2]

Multiple variants of unit were developed, ranging from 2-car unit to 5-car unit.[3] In the middle of 2021, a total of 270 Škoda 7Ev or derived cars are in operation and in production.

Operators[]

České dráhy[]

RegioPanter[]

The České dráhy ordered 3 different variants of trainsets in 2011. The first order consisted of 12 units of class 440 (3-car, 241 seats), 3 units of class 640 (3-car, 241 seats) and 4 units of class 650 (2-car, 147 seats). First five units entered service in September 2012. Then came several more orders. Škoda Transportation currently producing another 50 units of improved class 650 marked 650.2 and also 60 units of class 640.2.[4][5] In the Czech Republic, the train sets of the Czech Railways carrier are known as RegioPanter.

All 440 class units will be in 2021-2022 upgraded to multi-system class 640.1 due to gradual switching to AC traction system.[6] This upgrade will be made by Škoda Transportation.

In 2020, one 650 class unit was tested on the Tábor-Bechyně railway. The reason was to verify compatibility with small arc radii due to possible future deployment on this railway.[7]

  • RegioPanter at Czech Raildays 2012

  • Škoda 7Ev at the station Hradec Králové

  • Coupled units 650 in the paint of the Pilsen region

  • Coupled units class 650 and 640 in Vranovice

  • Driver's cab, class 650

  • Interior of ČD Class 650

  • Interior of ČD Class 650 (low-floor section)

InterPanter[]

In 2015-16 were built 14 units Škoda 10Ev for fast train lines, which are use on routes Brno-Prague and Brno-Břeclav-Olomouc.[8] The České dráhy use the brand name InterPanter for these units. InterPanter units have fewer doors, more luggage and bicycle space and a vending machine with snacks.

Pilsen RegioPanther during tests
RegioPanter in České Budějovice
ČD class 650 at station Brno hl.n.
RegioPanter and InterPanter arriving in Brno station

  • InterPanter & RegioPanter in Vranovice

  • ČD Class 660.1 in Pardubice

  • ČD Class 660.1 in Ústí nad Orlicí

  • First class section of InterPanter (ČD class 660)

  • Second class section of InterPanter (ČD class 660)

Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko[]

In 2018 Škoda Transportation in consortium with won contract with Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko to supply 8 3-car units and 2 4-car dual-voltage units. The contract included the option for additional 5 3-car units and 10 4-car units.[9][10] First unit entered service on 1 December 2020 on the Žilina–Čadca–Zwardoń line.[11]

Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko ordered in August 2021 from Škoda Transportation another nine trains for Košice region. There is also an purchase option for 11 additional trains. EMUs will enter service in 2023.[12]

  • Class 661 in Trenčín

  • EMUs class 660 and 661 in Žilina

  • 661.011 in Trenčín

  • Chassis covers at EMU class 661

  • Interior of class 661 ZSSK

  • Low floor section of class 661 ZSSK

  • Interior of class 661 ZSSK

Pasažieru vilciens[]

Škoda Transportation won tender of the Pasažieru vilciens to supply 32 electric multiple units for suburban lines by Riga.[13][14] Units with 436 seats (4 cars), the 1,520 mm gauge, wide carbody, dual system equipment (3 kV DC and 25 kV AC) and top speed up to 160 km/h will be delivered in 2022–23.

South Moravian Region[]

In 2019 South Moravian Region in Czech Republic selected Škoda Transportation as the supplier of 37 electrical units for suburban transport of Brno.[15] There will be 31 4-car units with 333 seats and 6 2-cars units with 146 seats. The units will be owned by the region and leased to carriers. The trainsets will be named Moravia after the very first locomotive, which arrived in Brno in 1838.[16][17] The design of the units was introduced in September 2020.[18]

Elron[]

In October 2020, the Estonian state-owned railway operator Elron announced to order six electric units with option to order 10 more, which totals to 16 units. Units would go to operation in the second half of 2024 and run mainly the Tallinn-Tartu line.[19] They would operate the country's passenger train system next to 38 Stadler FLIRT units.

Cancelled contracts[]

National Express[]

In 2015 National Express Germany won a 12-year contract to operate Nuremberg S-Bahn services from December 2018. Its bid included 38 5-car 7Ev trainsets owned by a leasing company.[20] The total value of the contract would have exceeded €380 million.[21] However, in 2016 National Express pulled out of the bid and order was cancelled.[22][23]

Fleet details[]

Country Owner Class Image Type Trademark Number built Capacity Electric systems Production
Czech Republic Czech Republic České dráhy 440

(640.1)

Regiopanter Prototyp 2012 Decin.jpg 7Ev RegioPanter 12

(4)

241 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC

(25 kV 50 Hz AC)

2012–2014
640 Regio Panter.jpg 7Ev RegioPanter 8 241 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2012–2014
640.2 20Ev RegioPanter 60 in production 240 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2022–2024
650 EMU 650001cerhenice2012.jpg 7Ev RegioPanter 17 147 seats (2-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2012–2018
650.2 RegioPanter 650 204-1.jpg 15Ev RegioPanter 15

35 in production

140 seats (2-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2020–2024
660.0 10Ev InterPanter 4 200 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2015–2016
660.1 Jednotka 660 101-7 v Kutné Hoře během zkušební jízdy.jpg 10Ev InterPanter 10 350 seats (5-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2015–2016
South Moravian Region 550 19Ev Moravia 6 in production 146 seats (2-car unit) 25 kV 50 Hz AC 2022
530 18Ev Moravia 31 in production 333 seats (4-car unit) 25 kV 50 Hz AC 2022
Slovakia Slovakia Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko 660 14Ev Panter 12

9 in production

343 seats (4-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2020–2021, 2023
661 14Ev Panter 13 247 seats (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2020–2021
Latvia Latvia Pasažieru vilciens 16Ev 32 in production 400 seats (4-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2022–2023
Estonia Estonia Elron 21Ev InterPanter 6 ordered + 10 (option) 270 seats, including 48 First Class seats. The trains also have additional seats that are detachable during the summer season to accommodate more bicycles. (3-car unit) 3 kV DC
25 kV 50 Hz AC 		2024

See also[]

References[]

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