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ČD Class 844
The Pesa Link is a family of diesel multiple unit trains built by Pesa. Its units entered service in 2012. History Czech Republic The first contract for the delivery of 31 Link units to the Czech Republic was signed on March 17, 2011. The first unit arrived in the country on May 10, 2012 to undergo month-long testing. The first two units entered service with České dráhy on September 21, 2012. The last Link was delivered on January 16, 2014. Unit 844 006 was destroyed in a collision at Milavče on August 4, 2021. Because of the extent of the damage, the DMU did not return to service and became a source of spare parts for the rest of the fleet. Poland Koleje Dolnośląskie's Link units were built in 2014 and 2015. In April 2017, the first Link unit for Polregio was delivered. The four Koleje Wielkopolskie Link units were ordered in 2018. File:SA139-009 (2), Wolsztyn, 2015-05-02.jpg, Koleje Wielkopolskie SA139 File:SA139-011, Legnica, 2016-08-17.jpg, Koleje Dolnoślą ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pesa (rolling Stock Manufacturer)
Pesa SA (Polish: Pojazdy Szynowe Pesa Bydgoszcz) is a Polish rolling stock manufacturer based in Bydgoszcz. The name 'Pesa' derives from the initials PS which stand for ''Pojazdy Szynowe,'' 'railway vehicles' in Polish. Pesa is a successor to the Bydgoszcz repair shops of PKP ''Polskie Koleje Państwowe,'' Polish State Railways. From the 1950s until 1998 the repair shops operated under the name ZNTK Bydgoszcz, ''Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego,'' 'Repair Shop for Railway Rolling Stock' in Bydgoszcz. For most of its history the Bydgoszcz shop overhauled and repaired steam locomotives and freight cars. After the collapse in 1989 of the Communist regime in Poland the ZNTK Bydgoszcz repair shop was spun off in 1991 as an independent company. This led to a re-thinking of the firm's activities, and in 2001 the company was renamed ''Pojazdy Szynowe Pesa Spółka Akcyjna Holding'' (its present name) and its activities were re-oriented away from repair to the construction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
České Dráhy
České dráhy (English: ''Czech Railways''), often shortened to ČD, is the major Rail transport, railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services. The company was established in January 1993, shortly after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways. It is a member of the International Union of Railways, International Railway Union (UIC Country Code for the Czech Republic is 54), the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, and the Organization for Cooperation of Railways. With twenty-four thousand employeesAnnual Report of České dráhy, a.s. for the Year 2014, auditor Deloitte Audit s.r.o. ČD Group is the fifth largest Czech company by the number of employees. History In 1827–1836, the Budweis–Linz–Gmunden Horse-Drawn Railway, České Budějovice–Linz railway was built, which was the second Horsecar, horse-drawn railway in continental Europe was established. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koleje Wielkopolskie
Koleje Wielkopolskie (Polish for Greater Poland Railways; KW) is a regional rail operator in the Greater Poland Voivodeship of Poland. The company was founded on 29 September 2009 and is fully owned by the regional government. Koleje Wielkopolskie began regular passenger services on 1 June 2011. Railway services The company operates on the following railway line, lines: * Poznań Główny railway station, Poznań Główny – Kutno railway station, Kutno ''(Part of Poznań suburban rail Line'' ''between Poznań Główny railway station, Poznań Główny and Września railway station, Września)'' * Poznań Główny railway station, Poznań Główny – Mogilno railway station, Mogilno ''(Part of Poznań suburban rail Line'' ''between Poznań Główny railway station, Poznań Główny and Gniezno railway station, Gniezno)'' * Poznań Główny railway station, Poznań Główny – Gołańcz railway station, Gołańcz ''(Part of Poznań suburban rail Line'' ''between Pozna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koleje Dolnośląskie
Koleje Dolnośląskie ( Polish for ''Lower Silesian Railways''; KD) is a regional rail operator in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. The company was founded on 28 December 2007 by a decision of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik and is fully owned by the local government. Train categories The only train category operated by KD is local passenger trains (''osobowy''). Apart from KD's tickets, tickets for Polregio's ''Regio'' trains are accepted on board of KD trains. Rolling stock At first, the rolling stock consisted of diesel units provided by the Lower Silesian voivodeship government which had previously been used by Przewozy Regionalne (now known as Polregio): one SA106, one SA132, three SA134 and three SA135 Diesel multiple units. Additional Diesel units were purchased in 2010 (three SA135 vehicles), 2011 (three SA134 vehicles) and 2015 (modern Pesa Link units marked as SA139). Koleje Dolnośląskie obtained their first electric multiple unit from P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
