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what is it?
The ČD Class 840 and ČD Class 841 diesel multiple units are two versions of the Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 built for České dráhy. The Class 841 is the basic version while the Class 840 is a modification for services on steep mountain lines. Since 2013, České dráhy have been using the marketing name RegioSpider for these trainsets.
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
- Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 25.5 m long: about 6 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
- 33
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- Stadler Rail
- operators
- České dráhy
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- length
- 25.5 m
- weight
- 48.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q336686, Wikipedia: ČD Class 840 and 841 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.