Diesel locomotive 742 386 of ZSSK Cargo.

Form variation!

■ Version of the 7th series with ribbed driver’s cab side wall and ribbed driver’s cab roof
■ Modernised version with cladded radiator box
■ Large upper headlight
■ Free view through the driver’s cab
■ Delicately crafted safety railings without transfer plate
■ Wheelsets with low wheel flanges

In the 1970s, the former Czechoslovak State Railway (CSD) were in great need of powerful diesel freight locomotives for medium-weight shunting and line service. For this purpose, the lighter variant T 466.2 was derived from the industrial locomotive type T 448. Starting from 1977, it was manufactured by CKD Prag with 494 units in nine construction series (each with small differences) and came into service until 1986.
In 1998, the series designation T 466.2 was changed to 742. Many locomotives are still in use today in freight transport for ZSSK Cargo on Slovakian rails.