Unit 124 601-6 (old sign E 469.3030) is passing in station Lysa nad Labem. 
Taken on 7/3/2002.

This unit is the fastest vehicle built by SKODA Plzen (built in 1971), it was built
together with 29 units of class 123; in 1972 the bogies were set up for high speed 
(over 200 km/h). In 1972 it reached speed of 219 km/h, (that's czech speed record 
of electric traction). At this time, the max speed of this unit is 160 hm/h 
(only in the testing circuit Cerhenice). On normal track max speed is 80 km/h.  

Photo and scan by Michael Jancik 
E-mail: jancik@pvtnet.cz