Pesa 218M

what is it?

Pesa 218M is a family of two-car standard-gauge diesel multiple units (DMUs) produced by Pesa between 2005 and 2015. Only one single-engine unit of the original 218M model was built, while the remaining dual-engine units were designated as subtypes 218Ma-218Md. A total of 76 units were produced, which are operated by Arriva (6 units), Lower Silesian Railways (9 units), Greater Poland Railways (13 units), Polregio (45 units), and Szybka Kolej Miejska in Tricity (3 units).

who runs it

Arriva RPKDKoleje DolnośląskiePolregioTricity Rapid Transit Rail LtdKoleje Wielkopolskie

base stats

• speed 130 km/htop speed
• built 76made in total

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

• 📏41.7 m long: about 9 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

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number built

76

kind

diesel multiple unit

traction

diesel

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

builders

Pesa, Pesa Mińsk Mazowiecki

operators

Arriva RP, Koleje Dolnośląskie, Polregio, Tricity Rapid Transit Rail Ltd, Koleje Wielkopolskie

top speed

130 km/h

power

—

length

41.7 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.