The Pesa Link is a family of
diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
trains built by
Pesa
The Pesa is a river in Tuscany, central Italy. It has a length of 53 km, and, after crossing the provinces of Siena and Florence, flows into the Arno River near Montelupo Fiorentino
Montelupo Fiorentino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the ...
.
First units entered service in 2012.
History
Czech Republic
The first contract for the delivery of Link units to the Czech Republic was signed in April 2011.
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
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 local government. Koleje Wielkopolskie be ...
Link units were ordered in 2018.
Germany
The first Pesa Link in Germany entered service with
Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn in 2016.
Link units operated by Deutsche Bahn are classified as 632 and 633.
Accidents and incidents
*On 7 July 2020,
ČD Class 844 unit 844 005 was involved in a head-on collision at
Pernink. Two people were killed and 24 were injured.
*On 4 August 2021,
ČD Class 844 unit 844 006 was involved in
a head-on collision at
Milavče
Milavče is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Milavče lies approximately north-east of Domažlice, south-west of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague
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that killed three people.
References
External links
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PESA SA
Diesel multiple units of the Czech Republic
Diesel multiple units of Poland
Diesel multiple units of Germany
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