Regiojet

Regional Jet (proper spelling RegioJet, RJ short ) is a private railway company in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is a subsidiary of Student Agency in cooperation with Keolis.

Lines

In the Czech Republic since September 2011 Regional Jet operates trains between Prague and Havířov, a pair of trains runs daily continue to Zilina ( by bus connector according to Martin). There are plans to extend the route further to Kosice.

In January 2011, Regional Jet won the tender for the operation of regional trains in Slovakia on the route Bratislava - Dunajská Streda - Komárno from March 2012. Thus the railway monopoly of the state railway ZSSK was broken. The plan is to participate in further tenders in Slovakia.

Rolling stock

In Slovakia, Bombardier Regional Jet trains will use talent. Also nine electric locomotives of the series 162 were purchased from Italy by the company Ferrovie Nord Milano. After a rebuild, the GHöchstgechwindigkeit of 120 km / h observation mr placed on 140 km / h. This series was renamed the BR 163. Of the ÖBB bought Regional Jet Eurofima wagon of car designs ABmz 30-70 (12 pieces), AMPZ 18-91 ( eight pieces) and Bmz 21-70 ( six pieces). These cars were converted from June to July 2011 in the Czech Republic. With the whole rolling stock can be at least two trains together to ensure the operation since September 2011. The coaches were rebuilt at Metrans, an operating system owned by the Metrans Dyko Rail Repair Shop Kolin and were Olpas Moravia in Krnov painted. 2012, the car park was (formerly SBB) supplemented by twelve Eurofima first-class carriage.