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The ČD Class 840 and 841 diesel multiple units are two versions of the Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 built for
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 ...
. 841 is the basic version, 840 is a modification for services on steep mountain lines. Since 2013, České dráhy have been using a marketing name for those trainsets, RegioSpider.


Class 840

ČD Class 840 is used on services in Liberec Region. There are 16 trains in service. The maximum speed is 120 km/h,Rostislav Jančar
Obrazem: Podívejte se dovnitř nového regionálního vlaku Stadler RS1
Technet, iDnes.cz, 14. 11. 2011
while it was meant to be just 100 km/h at the time of order,České dráhy nakoupí nové motorové vozy pro Vysočinu a Liberecko u společnosti Stadler
České dráhy, tisková zpráva, 20. 4. 2010
the unit is modified for service on steep lines and lines using rack rails. The rack rail compatibility was required to be able to serve the Tanvald to Harrachov line, but the trains themselves lack the rack railway equipment.


Class 841

ČD Class 841 is used in Vysočina Region. České dráhy have ordered 17 trains; the total amount paid for them was 898 million , of which 200 million Kč was covered by the European Union,České dráhy nakoupí nové motorové vozy pro Vysočinu a Liberecko u společnosti Stadler
České dráhy, tisková zpráva, 20. 4. 2010

Novinky.cz, 21. 10. 2011, pit
the investment of České dráhy themselves was 678.8 million Kč.Stadler Rail předal Českým drahám první RS1 RegioShuttle
ŽelPage, 1. 11. 2011, Vojtěch Beran


Class 841.2

ČD has acquired 22 RegioShuttles second-hand from German operators. These have been classified as 841.2


Gallery

File:ČD Class 841.webm, A class 841 diesel multiple unit at the Rudoltice station File:Motorový vůz 841014-4, stanice- Jihlava-město, 20.12.2018.jpg, 841.014 between Jihlava město and Slavonice


References


External links


Regio-Shuttle RS1
at the manufacturer's website
Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1
at the website of
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 ...
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