182 / ET182
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182 070-3 from the CTL
Rail fleet, photographed in Zduńska Wola Karsznice on
182 163-6 (Lotos Kolej), photographed at the same location on
Another picture of the 182 163-6, taken at the same location on April
21, 2009.
This 182 101-6, photographed at the same location on
Another picture of the 182 101-6, taken at the same location on
December 17, 2008.
182 115-6, photographed on the same day, is owned by STK and
leased to Lotos Kolej.
Another picture of he 182 115-6, taken at
the same location on April 6, 2010.
182 108-1, CTL
Rail, photographed near the Poznań Franowo depot on
Back to Karsznice: 182
037-2 displays new CTL Logistics livery and Lotos Kolej logo; February 4, 2009.
182 064-6, owned by STK and leased to Lotos Kolej; Zduńska Wola Karsznice, March 18, 2009. Heraldic arms of Wrocław on the front wall, above service number, is not
typical.
182 055-4, CTL, photographed at the Petrovice station in Czech Republic on April 27, 2009.
182 005-9, CTL (old livery version), Zduńska Wola Karsznice, June 1, 2009.
Two more pictures taken on the same occasion:
182 025-7…
…and 182 111-5.
182 002-6, leased to STK, displays its
original Czech livery. Zduńska Wola Karsznice, December 21, 2011.
182 026-5, CTL Logistics, photographed
in Sędziszów on January 8, 2012.
182
123-0, owned by Koleje Czeskie and leased to Lotos Kolej. Zduńska Wola Karsznice, February 29, 2012.
182-097, DB Schenker
Rail Polska (but still in old PTKiGK livery); Sosnowiec Jęzor
depot, April 10, 2012.
Another locomotive owned by Koleje Czeskie
and leased to Lotos Kolej:
182 164-4 (Škoda
5279/1965), Zduńska Wola Karsznice, June 27, 2012.
Two locomotives from the CTL Logistics
fleet, photographed in Koluszki on June 27, 2012:
182 058-8…
…and182 007-5, still displaying the old
livery.
The same location and the same operator: 182
055-4, July 25, 2012.
The same location, September 12, 2012. 182
107-3, owned by Koleje Czeskie and leased to Lotos
Kolej.
Another photo, taken there two days later:
182 001-8 with the same history.
Karsznice again, December 9, 2012: 182 162-8 from the STK fleet.
Back to Koluszki:
182 120-6, CTL Logistics, September 14, 2012.
Another locomotive from the CTL Logistics
fleet: 182 052-1, Zduńska Wola
Karsznice, May 23, 2013.
Koluszki again: 182 100-8, probably also operated by CTL Logistics, but
with no logo and in old livery; August 21, 2013.
Four pictures taken at the DB Schenker Rail
Polska depot in Sosnowiec Jęzor
on March 3, 2014: 182-153…
…E182-035…
…E182-087…
…and E182-028. Two different liveries
(inherited from former sand railways) and two designation systems.
182 128-9,
Lotos Kolej (leased
from Koleje Czeskie), Petrovice, Czech Republic, March 10, 2017.
Two pictures by Mariusz
Niżyniec (from my collection): E182-129, PTKiGK Rybnik, Górki
Śląskie, January 11, 2008…
… and E182-028, the same operator, Jankowice
colliery, June 1, 2008.
182 048-9, CTL Logistics, Puławy Azoty station, January 2, 2023.
Another locomotive from the CTL Logistics fleet: 182 071-1,
photographed at the Warszawa Praga station on April
18, 2024.
The same location, August 22, 2024: 182 157,
leased from ČD Cargo by Ecco Rail. |
First post-war six-axle electric locomotives, built
in quantity in Czechoslovakia (Škoda factory
type 31E, ČSD class E 669.1, later re-classed 181), had somehow
unsatisfactory running characteristics and were characterized by considerable
impact on track while negotiating curves. An attempt to eradicate or at least
alleviate these shortcomings was undertaken in their direct development,
which appeared in 1963. This locomotive (Škoda
factory type 59E) was classed E 669.2 and later re-classed 182. Until 1965,
168 examples were built for ČSD. Class E 669.2 externally differed little from its
predecessor, the most easily visible difference being inward-slanted louvers
on air inlets in the upper part of the body. Total weight was reduced to 120 tonnes. Electric equipment was basically the same as in
late production E 669.1s, with more powerful AD4346gT traction engines. In
order to improve running characteristics, truck base was shortened by 200 mm.
From 104th production machine onwards, due to installation of
provisions for automatic couplers, overall length was increased by 140 mm;
these machines could also be distinguished by four cabin doors instead of
two. One locomotive (E 669.2103), built in 1964, was experimentally fitted
with hydro-pneumatic suspension. Further development of the basic design
resulted in type 61E (ČSD class E 669.3, later re-classed 183),
intended exclusively for freight traffic, of which 43 examples were built in
1971. These locomotives differed mainly in suspension and externally were
almost identical with their predecessors. These were the last six-axle
electric locomotives for ČSD. Their intended replacement was a
completely new machine, which appeared in 1994 as class 184.5, but production
was limited to four examples, all of which went to an industrial operator. Withdrawal of six-axle freighters (their common name
was ‘Šestikolák’, or six-wheeler) from ČD
and ŽSR began in the earnest in early 21st century.
Whenever possible, their duties were taken over by four-axle locomotives,
while heavy traffic remained a domain of two-section machines. On October 1,
2000, ČD had 86 examples and ŽSR 60. By January 1, 2006, their
number with ČD has dwindled to 24; all 182s operated by ŽSR
were formally written off in March 2006. Two machines have been preserved: ŽSR
182.133-9 (at the Vrútký depot) and ČD
182.168-5. A few went to various domestic private operators, but many more were
sold to Poland. The first one (ŽSR 182.053-9, Škoda
5011/1964) arrived in November 2005, after an overhaul at the railway stock
repair establishment of Zvolen, Slovakia. This
machine went to PTKiGK Zabrze. It was
followed in January 2006 by 182.097-6 for the same company. According to SK,
information provided by Petr Štefek (thanks a lot!)
and www.kolejowaklatka.org,
until now – early 2014 – the number of 182s used by Polish private operators
has reached 64 examples. This total does not include 182.010 operated by CTL
Logistics, which was badly damaged in a crash on August 31, 2010, and
subsequently written off. By far the largest fleet is that of CTL
Logistics, numbering 42 examples. Eleven are operated by Lotos Kolej (all
leased) and nine by DB Schenker Rail Polska. Single 182s are owned by CZ Loko and STK. Their designations are quite
varied. First examples retained their service numbers, sometimes only written
in slightly different manner (e.g. 182-053); it seems that this applied to
all machines operated by PTKiGK Zabrze,
at least initially. Several locomotives operated by CTL were initially
assigned new class designation ET182 (a hybrid of Polish and Czechoslovakian
systems) and new numbers (e.g. 182.121-4 became ET182-001). This system,
however, has not been widely adopted. Some – possibly all – examples obtained
by PTKiGK Rybnik were designated
E182, retaining their service numbers preceeded by
a hyphen. Others are operated with their original numbers. As with 181s,
locomotives obtained from Czech Republic are on lease and formally remain the
ČD property. Further purchases may follow, but it seems that resources
of 182s in Czech Republic and Slovakia are beginning to dry out. Main
technical data
1)
Excluding later variant E 669.3 (later class 183). 2)
Early 2014. 3)
Initially (up to E 669.104 exclusive) 18 800 mm. References and
acknowledgments
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AL, AV; -
SK, various issues; -
Petr Štefek (http://spz.logout.cz,
also private communication); -
www.kolejowaklatka.org (website
by Marek Dąbrowski). |
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