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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Rügen asv2022-08 img11 Bergen Bahnhof: A.Savin· FAL
- 2. BOB-Bahn RS1 neu: Michael Meding· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 3. DBAG Class 650: JuergenG· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. EIB VT01: User:Mattes· Public domain
- 5. BSB RS 1: Tobias b köhler· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. CB VT512 RS1 StEgidien3: Ralf Aroksalasch· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 7. PEG VT 650: Boni2210· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. RBG RS 1: M Passau· CC BY 3.0
- 9. ODEG VT 650: Reinhard Dietrich· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. 2 Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS-1 der Ortenau-S-Bahn in Offenburg Hbf: JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Regio-Shuttle RS1 is a diesel railcar widely used for local rail services in Germany and the Czech Republic. Its most distinctive feature is its trapezoidal-shaped window frames. Around 500 units were built between 1996 and 2013.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- 514 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 497
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Adtranz, Stadler Rail
- operators
- Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn, České dráhy, Die Länderbahn, Rurtalbahn GmbH, City-Bahn Chemnitz, Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsgesellschaft Pressnitztalbahn, Hanseatische Eisenbahn, Erfurter Bahn, Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn, Ilztalbahn, Süd-Thüringen-Bahn
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 514 kW
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′
- weight
- 40 t
- Dutch name
- Regio-Shuttle
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1188054, Wikipedia: Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.