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ČD Class 471

Double deck electric multiple unit

Field	Value
name	ČD Class 471
CityElefant
image	471 083 CZ-CD Jistebnik.jpg
imagesize	300px
manufacturer	Škoda Transportation
numberbuilt	83 units
numberservice	83 units
yearconstruction	1997–2013
service	2000 — present
weight	155.4 t
capacity	287 2nd class, 23 1st class
maxspeed	140 km/h
poweroutput	2000 kW
operator	České dráhy
gauge
uicclass	Bo’Bo’+ 2’2’+ 2’2’

CityElefant | }} The Class 471 electric motor unit, commonly known as CityElefant, is a double deck electric multiple unit operating on 3 kV DC overhead wires produced by Škoda Vagonka, a subsidiary of Škoda Transportation, since 1997 and operated by the České dráhy rail transit operator on its suburban services around Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. A single unit consists of a Class 471 power car with first class seating, a single Class 071 passenger car and a Class 971 cab car. They are replacement for defunct ČD Class 451, and successor to scrapped ČD Class 470.

Czech railways ordered in total 83 units. The last unit for the Czech Railways was delivered in March 2013. In addition, variants differing in power system and other parameters, have been ordered by Lithuanian Railways, Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko and Ukrainian Railways.

Derived units

Czech Railways

In 2019, ČD concluded a contract push-pull sets similar to those for Deutsche Bahn. The trainsets will be used from Ostrava to Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, in operation with ČD Class 750.7. In March 2021, they were tested in Cerhenice with ČD Class 242 and ČD Class 750.7. They were originally launched in 2020, but will not be operated until 2021.

Lithuanian Railways

The Lithuanian Railways ordered 13 broad gauge units of class EJ 575. The first train was delivered in 2008 and the last unit was delivered in 2017. They are operated on the route Vilnius – Kaunas since December 2008 , Vilnius – Trakai and Vilnius – Minsk (Belarus). Units consist of two and three cars. They have very similar interior like Czech class 471. The maximum speed has increased up to 160 km/h.

ZSSK

The ZSSK operates 19 units of class 671 and 10 push-pull units of class 951. All of them are three-car units and the maximum speed has increased to 160 km/h.

Ukrainian Railways

In January 2011, the Ukrainian Railways ordered two broad gauge units of class EJ 675. Both of them are six-car units. The maximum speed has increased to 160 km/h. The units were to be the first trains of a series of 50 to 60 units, however no further purchases were made. They currently operate on the route Kyiv – Lutsk and Kyiv - Lviv

Deutsche Bahn

DB Regio ordered 6 locomotive-hauled push-pull trainsets. Trainsets will be used on Nuremberg–Munich high-speed railway. Push pull units will be hauled by Škoda 109E locomotives. Units are successor of Czech class 471. These new units are designed for speed up to 200 km/h. The maximum speed in operation will be limited to 189 km/h as required by Deutsche Bahn in the tender. Trainsets were originally expected to be delivered in 2016, but they are entered in service in the 4th quarter of 2020.

Accidents

On June 28, 2010 a CityElefant derailed in Ústí nad Labem. 1 driver died and 11 people were injured. Main article: Ústí nad Labem derailment
On September 6, 2019 a commuter train collided with a semi-trailer truck at a level crossing. 8 people were injured.
In the evening of July 14, 2020 a CityElefant crashed into a stationary postal train near Český Brod train station. The CityElefant driver died and 36 passengers were injured. The investigation revealed that the CityElefant driver had a heart attack shortly before the accident and was not able to avoid a crash.

Gallery

File:ČD Class 471.webm|thumbtime=10 File:471_main.jpg|The whole unit in Beroun railway station, October 2006 File:471 035 CD Ostrava.jpg|The whole unit about to arrive Ostrava hlavní nádraží, June 2008 File:Praha, Smíchov, Smíchovské nádraží, City Elephant (nový).jpg|The cab car with new livery File: Vnitřní informační panel vlaku.jpg|The internal information File: Vnější informační panel vlaku.jpg|The external information File:471_lower.jpg|Second class saloon, lower floor File:471_upper.jpg|Second class saloon, upper floor File:471_mezzanine.jpg|Second class saloon, mezzanine File:Czech Raildays 2012, ČD 471, 471 076-5 (09).jpg|Stairs File:471_first_class.jpg|First class saloon, upper floor of the electric car File:471_lifting_platform.jpg|Lifting platform for immobile persons File:471-Traglastenabteil.jpg|Load compartement with bicycle stand for bicycles

References

(16 September 2019). "Nehoda na přejezdu v Uhříněvsi: Strojvedoucí popsal náraz vlaku do kamionu".
(27 November 2021). "Vlaky se v Českém Brodě srazily kvůli zdravotním problémům strojvedoucího".

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