Czech Railways Orders 16 Railjets from Vienna

TransportRail ♦ Published: October 3, 2011; 10:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

Major Order for Siemens Austria from the Czech National Railways Ceske Drahy: the railway group exercises an option, which was reserved for the Austrian Federal Railways originally.

Czech Railways Orders 16 Railjets from Vienna / Picture: © OEBB

The Czech National Railways orders 16 “Railjet” trains from Siemens Austria. Thus, the company exercises an option, which the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) originally disposed of. The order value was not disclosed.

The “Railjet” trains will be used for the cross-border traffic between the Czech Republic and Austria, Germany, Hungary and Slovakia. Moreover, the trains…