In the second half of the 1980s, Škoda Plzeň was preparing a new generation of advanced electric locomotives with asynchronous traction motors, as well as new heavy locomotives with an unusual running gear. These were originally intended to pull the heaviest freight and express trains, but they ultimately ended up in mining operations.
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In the second half of the 1980s, Škoda Plzeň was preparing a new generation of advanced electric locomotives with asynchronous traction motors, as well as new heavy locomotives with an unusual running gear. These were originally intended to pull the heaviest freight and express trains, but they ultimately ended up in mining operations.