ČD Class 680
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History
The initial Czech order for
During the testing period, the train had problems with the Czech signaling system. The problems were reported to have been solved and the trains entered regular service in December 2005 between
Formation
The seven car units are composed as:
Class Nº | Type | Class |
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681 | Driving Motor | 2nd |
081 | Trailer | 1st |
683 | Motor | Buffet 2nd |
084 | Trailer | 2nd |
684 | Motor | 2nd |
082 | Trailer | 2nd |
682 | Driving Motor | 2nd |
Cars are individually numbered, with the driving motors carrying their numbers on the nose.
Operations
Pendolino is used primarily for the SuperCity train service, which is the fastest train service of ČD.
In December 2006 Czech Pendolinos were given permission to operate in Slovakia and Austria.[citation needed]
In 2009 and 2011, one pair of ČD 680s operated as SuperCity Slovenská strela between Prague and Bratislava. However, it was cancelled due to a low demand, since the train was not actually faster, but more expensive.[citation needed]
As of 2020 ČD Pendolinos operated nine trips a day in each direction on the SuperCity train service under the name SuperCity Pendolino which is running the Prague-Pardubice-Olomouc-Ostrava route, with some continuing to Bohumín and one continuing to the Slovak city of Košice under the name SuperCity Pendolino Košičan. Twice a day the service is as extended as an InterCity train from Prague to Františkovy Lázně via Plzeň.[2]
Accidents
- On December 1, 2007 a Pendolino derailed in Prague. No one was injured but the train was severely damaged.[3]
- On July 22, 2015 train SC 512 en route from
- On June 27, 2022 a Pendolino en route from
- On March 1, 2023 a Pendolino en route from Prague to Košice derailed in Žilina. The train derailed because of railroad switch failure. No one was injured.[7]
In popular culture
- A ČD Class 680 trainset was featured in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. While in reality, the Pendolino does not actually operate the route, in the movie it was shown traveling from Switzerland to Montenegro.[citation needed]
- In the 2008 movie Wanted, the train was featured with real Czech Railways logo and equipment.[citation needed]
See also
- List of ČD Classes
- List of high speed trains
References
- ^ martin (17 February 2005). "Portál Pendolino.cz - 237 km/h: Nový rychlostní rekord české železnice". Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Jízdní řád SC Pendolino 2011/2012". SC Pendolino (in Czech). České dráhy. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Pendolino v Praze vykolejilo na poškozené kolejnici". idnes.cz (in Czech). 1 December 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ "Opravené Pendolino se po havárii u Studénky vrátilo na koleje". ct24.ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Pendolino poškozené při nehodě v Bohumíně ČD neopraví, nevyplatí se to". novinky.cz (in Czech). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Poškozeně Pendolino z Bohumína našlo nové využití, do provozu se ale nevrátí. Pomůže při odstávkách". irozhlas.cz (in Czech). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "V Žilině vykolejilo Pendolino". zdopravy.cz (in Czech). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
External links
- Media related to CZ Class 680 at Wikimedia Commons