ČSD Class EMU 29.0
| ČSD Class EMU 29.0 ZSSK Class 405.95 |
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A 405.95 class train at Štrbské Pleso.
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| Manufacturer |
SLM, Winterthur BBC, Baden |
| Constructed | 1969 |
| Entered service | 1970 |
| Number built | 3 |
| Number in service | 3 |
| Formation | Power car + control car. |
| Fleet numbers | ČSD EMU 29.001–003 ZSSK 405.951–953 |
| Capacity | 124 seated 126 standing |
| Operator(s) | Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) |
| Depot(s) | Štrba |
| Line(s) served | Štrbské Pleso – Štrba rack railway |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 33,200 mm (108 ft 11 1⁄8 in) |
| Maximum speed |
Uphill: 20 km/h (12 mph) Downhill: 15 km/h (9 mph) |
| Weight | 39 tonnes (38 long tons; 43 short tons) |
| Traction system | 2 motors |
| Power output | 340 kW (460 hp) |
| Electric system(s) | 1500 V DC overhead |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | (A1)(A1)+ 2'2' |
| Braking system(s) | Electrodynamic |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
The former ČSD Class EMU 29.0, now known as the ZSSK Class 405.95, is a three member class of metre gauge, rack rail, electric multiple unit trains in service on the Štrbské Pleso – Štrba rack railway, in the Prešov Region of northeastern Slovakia.
The rack railway is a 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) long line. It connects Štrba railway station, on the standard gauge Košice–Bohumín Railway, with Štrbské Pleso railway station, in the High Tatras ski, tourist, and health resort of Štrbské Pleso. The rack railway was opened in 1896, closed in 1932, and reopened in 1970 in time for that year's FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, which were held in the area.
To complete the revival of the rack railway, its then operator, the Czechoslovak State Railways (ČSD), had to acquire suitable rolling stock. As the former Czechoslovakia was not producing suitable vehicles, it was decided to purchase three two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) trains from the Swiss company Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (SLM), Winterthur.
All members of the class were ordered in 1969, and entered service in 1970.
The three EMUs are made up of a power car with electrical equipment by Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC), Baden, Switzerland, and an unpowered, but otherwise largely identical, control car, which, if in service, is at the uphill end of the pair of cars. In peak times, a solo mode is possible using just the power car.
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