ČSD Class M 290.0

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ČSD class M 290.0
ČSD
Official name	Tatra 68
Nicknames	Slovenská strela

Railcar class M 290.0 (manufactured as Tatra 68), named after an express train which it served as Slovenská strela was manufactured by Tatra Kopřivnice in 1936 for Czechoslovak State Railways.

Only two units were manufactured and were used on newly introduced express train Slovenská strela starting in 1936. They covered the distance in 4 hours and 28 minutes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. Both were taken out of service when World War II started in 1939. Afterwards, they were only occasionally deployed on local routes.

The M 290.001 was taken out of service in 1953, the M290.002 in 1960. The M 290.002 is now on display in the company museum of

). Upon completion it will once again be capable of full operation.

Gallery

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  Front view of M 290.002
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  Railcars M 290.001 and M 290.002 in train station Přerov during a demonstration ride
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  Interior of M 290.002
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  Railcar M 290.002 near train station Žleby during a special ride

See also

• Slovenská strela