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hide options panelClass 820
2 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
Class 820 consisted of 122 diesel-hydraulic railcars built in 1963-64 for local services, including on the Tanvald - Korenov line, for which they were fitted with track brakes. They weren't the most reliable units and the first withdrawals took place as early as the 1980s. By 2002 they had no regular work.
Class 843
7 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
The 31 Class 843 motor coaches built in 1995-97 marked a return to diesel railcars with electric transmission for the first time since the Class 830s. The 843s can usually be found working fast trains on secondary lines across the country. Some are paired with class 943 driving trailers, removing the need to run round.
Class 809, 810, 811
15 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
Class 810 4-wheel railbuses could once be seen almost everywhere on the CSD system. A total of 680 were built between 1973 and 1984 for use on lightly trafficked branch lines and stopping services on quieter secondary routes. Classes 809 and 811 were formed from modified Class 810s.
Class 460
2 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
The first class 460 5-car 3000V DC EMU was built in 1971 with another 42 following in 1974-78. The CD units were concentrated around Usti nad Labem and Ostrava but from around 2005 the whole class was based in the east of the country, in the Ostrava and Olomouc areas.
Class 560
4 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
The first class 560 25kV EMU was built in 1967 with series production following in 1970-71. In total 17 5-car sets were built with CD's units later expanded to 6-cars. They were notable for being the first thyristor controlled traction on CSD.CD's 560s were based at Brno until their recent withdrawal.
Class 842
10 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
The two prototype class 842 railcars were built in 1989 with twin diesel engines and hydraulic transmissions. A further 43 followed in 1993-94. They are widely distributed around the network, working stopping and fast trains on secondary lines, usually with one or more trailers in tow.
Class 451, 452
7 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
Fifty one Class 451 4-car 3000V DC EMUs were built in 1964-68 for working Praha suburban services, followed by 11 very similar class 452 in 1972-73. Trailer cars were moved between sets resulting in some units running as 5 or 6 car formations, while others only had 3 cars. The last unit was withdrawn in 2018.
Class 830, 831
20 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
A total of 238 Class 830 diesel-electric railcars were built from 1949 to 1960 for main line services. They were later displaced to less important duties but some survived until 2008. Around 40 were re-engined between 1981 and 1991, becoming Class 831, some of which lasted into 2010.
Class 680
4 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
CD received seven Class 680 7-car 'Pendolino' tri-system EMUs in 2003-05. Their use on international services to Wien and Bratislava didn't last long and they have been concentrated on premium fare services on the Praha - Ostrava and Praha - Cheb routes in recent years
Class 852, 853, 854
23 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
CSD introduced 25 Class 852 and 35 Class 853 diesel-hydraulic railcars for use on expresses between 1968 and 1971. Both classes were unreliable and from 1997 to 2006 a total of 50 were modernised and fitted with Caterpillar engines becoming Class 854, intended for fast services on secondary lines.
Class 471
5 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
Class 471 was CD's first modern 3000V DC EMU design, intended for suburban services but increasingly used on longer distance stopping services, such as Praha to Pardubice or Decin. A total of 83 3-car units were built in 1997-2013. The vast majority are based at Praha with a few working from Ostrava.
Class 814
6 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
Class 814 units were created from extensively modernised Class 810 4-wheel railbuses and their Class 010 trailers, forming 2 or 3-car DMUs. The first Class 814 appeared in 2006 and more quickly followed. There are now approximately 250 in service, a mixture of 2 and 3 car units.
Class 850, 851
22 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
The first two class 850 diesel-hydraulic railcars were built in 1962 but it was 1967 before another 50 were built. The similar Class 851 followed, with 37 built in 1968-69. They were intended for express passenger work but were relegated to more menial duties later. All had been withdrawn by 2014
Class 835
1 photo
updated : 2020-11-21
There was only one Class 835 and that's probably just as well. The unit was built by Metrovagonmash in 2003 and the idea was that Russia would pay its outstanding debts to the Czech Republic with a fleet of these DMUs. Fortunately the deal fell through and the trial unit quickly disappeared.
The Czech Republic, a.k.a. Czechia, is a small country full of railway interest, with an attractive landscape, a variety of traction and, at one time, an almost infinite multiplicity of liveries. Sadly, modernisation is now taking its toll, making the railway more efficient and less interesting every year.
