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#6180· ČD 814 Regionova

ČD Class 814

🇨🇿 Czech Republic ·built by Škoda Transportation· diesel multiple unit

ČD Class 814, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

The ČD class 814 diesel multiple units (colloquially known as "Regionova") are a development of the prototype 812 613 and replace the earlier class 810 DMUs on local railways České dráhy in the Czech Republic. They are formed as 2 cars (Class 814 Driving Motor + Class 914 Driving Trailer) and 3 cars (814 Driving Motor + 014 Trailer + 814 Driving Motor). They are built by Pars Nova of Šumperk.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 80 km/htop speed
  • power 242 kWpower output
  • weight 17 tin working order
  • built 210made 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

  • Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 14.2 m long: about 3 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
—
number built
210
kind
multiple unit
traction
diesel
origin
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
builders
Škoda Transportation, Škoda Pars
operators
České dráhy
top speed
80 km/h
power
242 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
A′1′+1′1′
formation
Two cars
length
14.2 m
weight
17 t
Dutch name
ČD 814 Regionova

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

Sources: Wikidata Q336680, Wikipedia: ČD Class 814 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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