Coal Services , Most , Czechia. Skoda 27E, Skoda 127.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Kind of a Mad Max version of a Crocodile.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

They can work independently. Each unit can be unplugged if the front or back unit derails they just unplug it, and off they go....designed to work on very badly laid track

[@thestudentofficial5483]

​@@MikeDerry-ro3fqWhaaat that's nuts!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@AndreiTupolev Better and stronger. Made for mining.

[@tanyajackson3833]

​@@MikeDerry-ro3fqSo the front and back are like slugs?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@tanyajackson3833 Yet, she still sexy.

[@DannyfromCZ]

Those locos working in a really hard conditions. Like fifteen years ago i was on one of these locos, when we were visiting one of those coal mines near Nové Sedlo u Lokte, when i was studying. In this video u can see them on a classic rail network. But we see them, when they were on its mission...on surface of the mine itself, in many levels...they are using portable tracks and electric lining. That is why they were build, many years ago, from three blocks and every axle is powered...to minimalize the issue of derailment in those very very hard conditions...they like drifting with the wagons on a very primitive rails...but it has a point...you can move the rails and the electric lines straight to the place where the coal is mined by a few hours...

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@DannyfromCZ thank you. Very interesting 👌

[@MunebahDerry]

Wow, interesting... thanks for the insight!

[@Davef2912]

do they have another power source? I saw pictures on the internet where they don't seem to use the Power from the line overhead. Do they run on batteries? Or Diesel?

[@DannyfromCZ]

@@Davef2912 Nope, they can be powered from the "down-side" line also, like a subway. I think, there are no batteries.

[@TrainsOnGoPro]

Awesome Video! Locomotive looks like something from the future.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

It's a very impressive piece of machinery

[@jondurr]

Soviet-era

[@jappedut9009]

A Swiss crocodile on steroids 😂

[@tomastuma214]

​@@jondurrSocialism era. Soviets had nothink to do with it. Pure Skoda design.

[@janhlousek6567]

Beautiful locos, I have to admit. Last year, I was in Třebušice in person. Since I'm a Czech from Prague, I do not have it far away. The conditions these locomotives work in are tough, I mean REALLY tough. But beautiful. They bring the coal from the mines to coal processing plant (úpravna uhlí Komořany) and then distribute it all across Czechia and Europe. It is a shame that these locos will not last for a long - these mines are closing soon (I think the ČSA mine is currently at the process of closing).

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@janhlousek6567 Yes, it is very sad.

[@diamondcreepah]

Seen the pictures. The only thing indicating the presence of tracks are the poles for the overhead wires

[@andrewhotston983]

Wow, what a monster. A periscope might be useful for the driver, but potentially difficult with the overhead wires!

[@modeltrainsandtracks]

A very interesting subject with impressive locos really made for heavy haul! Thank you for sharing!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

Thank you

[@SteamCrane]

In June 1970, I was in Hof, on the East-West border, watching DB steam locos working. 100 miles from this. Those engines are beautiful!

[@ابوسارةابوسارة-ز6د]

يالها من قاطرات جميلة موديلات مميذة جدا احببتة

[@rbgking1888]

Pure brutal power, no fancy Features 🤩

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@rbgking1888 Sexy beast..

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@rbgking1888 yep....Rock n Roll

[@stretchlimo7275]

Pretty cool definitely but if you want to see ‘pure brutal power’ come to America, our coal trains are upwards of 230 cars, this one was 10😂

[@rbgking1888]

@ I was there several times and have seen them. But in video there is just wheels, motors and steel, no electronics, no smooth trucks. In Germany we have the simple ones also at open pit coal mines.

[@steve1978ger]

a beauty she's not, but she has character :)

[@MunebahDerry]

And how!!!

[@TainoHans]

Yeah, same as my neighbours wife.

[@adrianpoole9201]

Bit like a Skoda Estelle.

[@carlnapp4412]

Well put!

[@luigicartei5096]

A me fa schifo !!! Riesce ad essere forse peggiore di certe già scadenti locomotrici italiane !!!

[@GarethJonesPilipala]

I have made a couple of visits to Czech Republic to travel on the trains. I never knew of the existence of this railway. The locomotives are remarkable. Never seen anything like them before!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@GarethJonesPilipala It's a mining company. They're very strict about people filming . I've had to sneak in to film these videos.

[@pranavghantasala6808]

There's a train game called Derail Valley I play a lot, and the first locomotive you unlock in the game, the DE2, is based on the locomotive at 0:15. It's so cool to see it in real life!

[@CraftyFoxe]

These are pretty interesting locomotives

[@Street_Food_in_Uzbekistan]

I Love These Videos! I Love Watching Before Going To Sleep At Night! \ Обожаю Такие Видео! Люблю Смотреть Перед Сном Ночью!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@Street_Food_in_Uzbekistan thank you, more coming soon

[@tonyeaves2589]

what a coal train that is definitely different great capture 👍

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@tonyeaves2589 thank you

[@petersmith4455]

hi, a pure Dr Frankenstein loco, brilliant !

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

I think they are beautiful 😄

[@seven8n235]

Awesome locomotive. Looks like a B-B-B, six axles. 24 sand boxes! Thats nuts

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@seven8n235 yep...they one of my favorite locomotives

[@ThePaulv12]

What a sexy looking loco. God. I love Milwaukee Road Box Cabs too. My heart skipped a beat. I can't stop looking at it and with both pantographs up and side pantographs as well. What a fantastic utilitarian looking locomotive. I read transition unavailable so it really is a mining only loco. I can hardly contain myself must... lie... down...

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

I will try to see if I can get more videos on them.... they are not the easiest locomotives to get close to...Private property..

[@MrToradragon]

To be frank they wouldn't be able to operate on any other line as they operate on 1.5kV DC while network in Czechia operates either on 3kV DC or 25kV AC.

[@Kboyer36]

In regards to Milwaukee Road electric locomotives, I always preferred the EP-2. It's almost my favorite US based electric only bested by the GG1.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@Kboyer36 I have both GG1 and EP2 on my lay out.

[@bakkerem1967]

They do have one thing in common with Ferrari's though. Not beautiful or ugly by design, but when they excel in doing what they are designed for, they will become beautiful. What an impressive piece of machinery !

[@albertofranchi6408]

Super beautiful electric dinosaur❤

[@shtetc]

Nice locomotives and well filmed. Thanks for sharing

[@stabilini]

What a beautiful machine

[@daystatesniper01]

Super video of a very interesting looking loco'

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@daystatesniper01 Thank you

[@Astrofrank]

Impressive locomotive!

[@ThomasWLalor]

I can almost feel the grit. Nice photography

[@leenettywilson528]

Be careful near them over head cables mate lol joke on a real note i enjoyed this video 🙏😉

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@leenettywilson528 👍

[@principautezindelstein8177]

Quelle magnifique locomotive, un modèle très particulier, j'adore 😍😍😍

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

👍

[@JanHenk-k1b]

They look so powerfull! Great loco's!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@user-rs3jn1sg9z My favorite as well.... not so easy to video....the mine won't let me near them.😀

[@holbra]

vůbec jsem nevěděl, že něco takového existuje. Nedávno jsem to viděl naživo a čuměl jsem dost. Zajímavý stroj.

[@vojtechlejsek6609]

Kde jste to prosim viděl ? Jsou někde nějaké jř nebo aspoň časy kdy jezdi musi to byt unikat 😳

[@holbra]

@@vojtechlejsek6609 byla to průmyslová vlečka v západních Čechách. Tady to máte ve videu kzbin.info/www/bejne/gabJgamhjLyKaNUsi=R3S4NOXzNxJ61mRN&t=1576 Nádherný stroj

[@CrazyCatGaming35]

Is that the new Skoda Octavia? JK Lol very interesting looking thing. It looks cool!!!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@CrazyCat234 very strong 💪

[@TrainLovers-TL69]

Pěkný úlovky!

[@RailFanRob]

Love the industrial trains in you country! Hello from Florida USA

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@RailFanRob I like them to......its just a pity they will not let you near them.😀

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@RailFanRob You have fantastic trains in your country as well. They are huge

[@tomastuma214]

My father worked like train driver on Škoda 26 Em in 80's, from outside almoust similar like these newer Škoda 27 E.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@tomastuma214 that's very interesting..good memories. Thank you.

[@tomastuma214]

@@MikeDerry-ro3fq I thank you for great and rare video, just send it to my father, he will like it too :)

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Merci du partage! Stéph.

[@bucherwurm5344]

7:43 is so incredibly scenic!

[@liskacek1]

As far as I know, the side pantographs are in use in coal loading area - if the coal is falling into cars from the top, you can't have the trolleys in the way. I remember seeing it in an old movie about these machines.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@liskacek1 You are correct.

[@robinred1851]

Definitely not one of the most beautiful engines, but surely a very, very impressive one !!! 👇

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@robinred1851 It does the job well

[@fredtedstedman]

d'ya think Hornby will make one ? wouldn't it be great ! looks like an electric Garatt .

[@MrToradragon]

There is greater chance that Tillig will make one in 1:120, or perhaps some small Czech manufacturer will produce limited number of those. But while railway modelling is more or less popular hobby in Czechia (I could be biased a little bit), people do not exactly model industrial railways of Northern Bohemia, nor industrial railways in general, maybe save for some narrow gauge stuff, but rather normal railway. So it perhaps never came to anybody's mind to produce model of electric industrial locomotive.

[@3DComputing]

Great video on a rathe unusual subject, and does anyone know what that blue thing was at 4:40 ? Weird.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@3DComputing it's for laying new track into the Mines. Lifting old track.

[@normandedgerly8445]

That would fit perfectly in a "future past" anime or any one of a hundred steampunk comics, animations, or movies!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@normandedgerly8445 👍

[@Cziro_]

It looks sick! Dope! And cool! I love it - thanks for this video!

[@germantanker131johnny2]

Very interesting looking loco

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

It is rather...

[@germantanker131johnny2]

​@@MikeDerry-ro3fq At first I thought it was autonomous or radio controlled. Didn't see a cab until closer inspection.

[@PaulWannenburg]

At least it doesn’t have a curved Perspex front end. Just steel covers for easy unbreakable access.No cheap ass Boeing clip on covers.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@PaulWannenburg They are built to last

[@cwmbc]

I bet the cab view is limited by the canenary system.....on both ends too.

[@clearymj54]

Not easy for forward vision by the crew.

[@martinondrich4679]

Jó Most, Severní Čechy. Tohle vážně za pár let bude rarita. Na Kladensku už tohle nenávratně úplně zmizelo před desetiletími.

[@MunebahDerry]

Sadly, you're right!

[@jandax1]

Pěkná práce, chtělo by to co nejvíce podobných videí, za par let to dost možná budou historické záběry.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@jandax1 I'll do my best . I can't promise anything.

[@jandax1]

@romansvehla7352 Mě to neříkej, já proti uhlí nic nemám.

[@FranciscoAntonio-rd1eu]

Hello, beautiful video. When you upload a video please put country and city, it is very useful to know, thank you. Czech Republic? felicitaciones.

[@MunebahDerry]

It's in Most, Czech Republic...

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

Most, Czechia

[@MrBig67]

a Czechia Krokodil. Love to have in 1:87 :) #Marklin #Trix

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@MrBig67 Me too

[@karasryba243]

Thanks ,i neet to 1:87

[@robinred1851]

So do I !!!

[@rottenroads1982]

What I will say is that the Skoda 27E is a very interesting looking locomotive. If only there were locomotives like this in the US.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@rottenroads1982 The USA has fantastic Locomotives and trains

[@thestudentofficial5483]

Took me a while to figure out where is the driver's cabin

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@thestudentofficial5483 In the center. Has controls on both sides.

[@gesokichi5212]

美しすぎる。機能美ってやつだ。

[@cptVLK]

Super :)

[@Steven_Rowe]

Very interesting and lloks like high voltage AC by the length of the insulators. I notice pantographs mounted at and angle and wonder what these are for. Could it be lack of tunnel clearance and so a contact wire mounted on the side of the tunnel?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@Steven_Rowe HI there. It's D C volt . Side mounted pantographs are used when loading coal.

[@Kazuki_Aozaki]

Convex electric locomotives were also built in Japan🇯🇵 around World War II, and are now mainly used for switching operations. However, this is the first time I have seen a locomotive with a three-part body structure, including the bonnet section. My question is: it looks like a folded pantograph is also attached to the side of the large frame carrying the pantograph.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@user-gl7te7jm1q very interesting. Do you have a site that I can look at

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@Kazuki_Aozaki side Pantograph uesd for when they are loading. On the mine site.

[@Kazuki_Aozaki]

@@MikeDerry-ro3fq Search for 'Izu Hakone Railway Type ED31' or 'Kounan Railway ED33' on KZbin. On the Izu Hakone Railway, it is left for turning trains undergoing maintenance, while on the Kounan Railway it is used to propel the Russell cars that remove snow in winter.

[@MrToradragon]

Side mounter pantograph is used in facility where coal is dropped into the carriages or in other sections where it would not be practical to have overhead wire.

[@Kazuki_Aozaki]

@@MikeDerry-ro3fq Please search "Izu Hakone Railway Type ED31" or "Kounan Railway Type ED22" on KZbin. The Izu Hakone Railway one is used to tow cars to the factory during inspections, while the Konan Railway one is used as a power car for Russell cars in winter.

[@nikolayvasylyev5738]

Cool! I had no idea Czechoslovakia had it's own Crocodile locomotive! Does anyone know if it has ever been made into model?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@nikolayvasylyev5738 funny, you should say that..quite a few guys have asked.... I'm not sure. These engines are nothing like the Crocs.... they built for mining.

[@jackcottrill5039]

Gorgeous monstrosities.

[@stokes8762]

Shiey and GifGas are in one of those wagons

[@skyraiderjet]

What’s the one at 4:39? Looks like maintenance equipment, a track tamper maybe?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

I'm not sure what that was... I could not get to close, private mining railway

[@schmierlapp353]

That's a machine for moving the temporarily laid tracks in the mining pit. The rollers in the middle grab the rails, lift the track up a bit and move it to one side. Don't know the English word though (in German it's "Gleisrückmaschine").

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@schmierlapp353 Thanks, for the information

[@fancyyahoo]

@@schmierlapp353 thank you so much for this comment! I was losing my mind over searching for that rail vehicle before I found your reply to @skyraiderjet 's parent comment.

[@DoctorofLawPrava]

Super

[@colbyjames7205]

What a Machine?

[@andrzejjaworski8526]

Was ist das für eine Maschine, die bei 4:38 vorbei gefahren ist?

[@glynrhys68]

Is there a driver on the green locos?? if so where!?! 😲 ETA ok seen a close up now and i can see the windows which I couldn't see on this video

[@Tomek1985]

Amazing crocodyle, what model is this?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@Tomek1985 skode 27E

[@Youll_Love_It_At_Levitz]

1:37 What type of railway equipment is that?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

It's an electric locomotive . Designed just for coal Mines. It's three separate units.

[@Youll_Love_It_At_Levitz]

​@MikeDerry-ro3fq Oops, I meant at the 4:37 😅

[@FabiaLp]

​@@Youll_Love_It_At_Levitzits a track shifter. It is made to move the temporary track sideways in the mining pit

[@agnessouth4879]

There levers at the switches in the begining of the film, can they be manovered by hand?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

Sorry.. I cannot be sure.

[@MrToradragon]

If the colour coding is same as on other lines, as this is privet line in mines, then those can either be remotely or manually operated.

[@thomaslusk7621]

It seems it was designed for massive pulling power and they did not care what it looked like.

[@Astrofrank]

@@thomaslusk7621 Like the German class E95, but the E91 is a bit closer to the Skoda by its concept - and better looking than the E95.

[@aleu650]

Very nice locomotive, in the best "crocodile" style. Off Topic: What are those (5:38) pipes that are in the "ex-Soviet" countries for?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@aleu650 I'm not sure. I will ask around.

[@larstragl146]

Afaik they are for district heating

[@aleu650]

@@larstragl146 Thank you very much for the reply. 👍

[@MrToradragon]

1) Czechoslovakia was not part of the USSR, so post-socialist country 2) Heat distribution, either steam or hot water.

[@petermikus2363]

The pipes are for Gass and oil transport all eventually leading back to Russia trough Ukraine. Slovakia is still buying Russian oil for example for the Refinery

[@supergillou6596]

C'est intéressant l'approche qu'ont eu les tchèques de la configuration crocodile. Je ne suis pas ingénieur ferroviaire, mais ça m'apparait comme étant la meilleure pour des trains circulant à basse vitesse. Il semble que les trois parties qui la compose puissent être séparée. De plus c'est une locomotive à adhérence totale, alors je ne sais pas quelle est son année de conception, mais si elle date du début de la traction électrique, c'était très novateur. J'aimerais bien en savoir plus sur cette machine, mais en faisant une recherche rapide sur le net, je n'ai rien trouvé de précis.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@supergillou6596,look under Locomotive 127 wikipedia

[@JohnBath-f8p]

Same voltage/amps as disused Woodhead route?

[@eisenbahnertv]

0% display technology 0% vision 3% beauty 1000% brute force

[@leenettywilson528]

How many tonnes in weight r them green locos mate,

[@edgardojaviercanu4740]

I love it!

[@christofkunz2854]

das ist ja das tschechische Kroki! 😲 wir haben auch eins in der Schweiz! 😀

[@sebofo]

It looks kind of smart - not even bogies, just three four-wheel units. So 12 driving wheels. Cool.

[@SpaceLoreB]

what's the thing at 4:40?

[@jangelbrich7056]

It's rather silent/calm for its size?

[@thomasm1964]

Did anyone consider the driver when they designed that beast?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@thomasm1964 Probably not..😀😃

[@lesbird2074]

How does the driver see?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@lesbird2074 not to bad. I climbed up into the cab. Driver has the same vision as a steam locomotive.

[@rkan2]

Which camera and grading are you using?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@rkan2 Galaxy S24

[@sansovino4124]

One of the weirdest locomotives I've ever seen. Which axles are powered?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

Hi there. They're all power. The engines can work independently from each other.

[@ivanorlan]

5:35 - Ah, my favorite train - NOVA PROSPECT EXPRESS

[@stefanoaccetta4231]

grazie per il video molto interessante.😀👏👏👏 Per caso si conoscono peso, potenza e velocità di questa originale locomotiva? (Che pure a me ricorda il coccodrillo...versione Mad Max!!)

[@stefanoaccetta4231]

Aggiungo: ho visto che questa locomotiva non tira mai più dì 10 vagoni e viaggia a bassa velocità nonostante sia elettrica... Visto che comunque è di grandi dimensioni (con tutti i tre pezzi uniti) mi viene da pensare che tutto quello spazio potrebbe contenere motori elettrici non potenti assieme a motori diesel o batterie per funzionare in mancanza di linea elettrica.

[@Csitti]

At 4:39, what rail vehicle is that?

[@voidjavelin23]

rail shifter

[@BenriBea]

they look sick but how do they see?

[@JohnRoss7]

Croco 😮😮

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@JohnRoss7 similar

[@ottavva]

4:36 what on Earth is this blue thing passing by ??

[@peppi0304]

In winter I could tell by smell if i was standing in Austria or Czech Republic..

[@qpeciarz1902]

Whats name or symbol this locos? I need read more about it.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@qpeciarz1902 Locomotive 127 wikipedia

[@qpeciarz1902]

​@@MikeDerry-ro3fq I want exactly ? en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Locomotive+127&title=Special%3ASearch&ns0=1

[@XDFRailRoadCooler]

Some of those loco look very similar to the U.S. box cabs.

[@Guenthers-Modellbahn]

a little bit of MadMax 🙂

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

Yes...😁

[@N330AA]

That is one of the stangest locos i've ever seen.

[@gurukn]

dude what country is this? 😭😭☠️

[@MunebahDerry]

Czech Republic...

[@gurukn]

@@MunebahDerry hahahaaa that was a stupid question. I just realised I didn't read the title. thx tho.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@gurukn Czech Republic

[@andrzejgrzegorek9758]

ciekawy projekt, tylko dlaczego nikt nie remontuje wagonow?, pewnie wioza odpady radioaktywne!!!😥

[@superduper9420]

1:07 jsem z Mostu a narodil jsem se v Mostě v 70s , ale ukázat světu takový baráček (patrně drážní ) budou si myslet že v ČESKU je válka.

[@MunebahDerry]

I beg you differ... a very unusual and unique locomotive... this was filmed in winter, hence the dryness... just my opinion

[@superduper9420]

@@MunebahDerry I am not writing about a locomotive.Most is the city in Czech republic where the video was filmed , at the same time it is my hometown, I know it there. I am writing about this little house, that people from other countries will think that there is a war in the Czech Republic.

[@MunebahDerry]

@superduper9420, as a South African, I only see a country with history and a very hard working railroad...

[@superduper9420]

@@MunebahDerry Yes, the Czech Republic is an industrial country. And this railroad carries brown coal to power plants

[@kleinerfisch13]

Gibt es ein H0 Modell von Dieser Skoda 27E Lok ?

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

I'm not sure. If there is, I want one too.

[@cedarcam]

@@MikeDerry-ro3fq I can't find a model in any scale.

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

@@cedarcam I'm sorry... that's a pity.

[@kraljmatjaz7668]

the most funny lookin loco, but its interesting..

[@__Dusty_]

The visibility from that cab looks nonexistant!

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Great video! Like me!

[@MikeDerry-ro3fq]

Thank you

[@Jensiswelt]

welche stadt ist das bitte

[@MunebahDerry]

It's in Most, Czech Republic

[@dietmarnieder9834]

Heißt Brüx auf Deutsch. Die historische Altstadt wurde für Filmaufnahmen geopfert und dann für den Braunkohleabbau abgetragen. Gibt eine schöne Strecke von dort aus hoch ins Erzgebirge bis an die deutsche Grenze.

[@MunebahDerry]

@dietmarnieder9834 wow, that needs to be explored soon, thanks!

[@propeltheprototoaster8151]

This thing is straight out of a fallout game

[@cosmicmaniac1886]

THAT WEIRD ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE LOOKS LIKE SOME ALIEN MONSTER BEING OR CONTRAPTION. ARE WE ON EARTH HERE OR ON SOME FAR FLUNG PLANET IN ANOTHER GALAXY? SOME DELIGHTFULLY GRUESOME INDUSTRIAL SCENERY AND GREAT METAL CLANKINGS. DID HUMANS REALLY BUILD THIS WORLD?

[@voidjavelin23]

yes we design it, now get off your tin foil hat