Pesa Link

Diesel multiple unit train type

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SpecificationsTrain length43.73 m (143 ft 6 in) (2-car version)[1]
57.13 m (187 ft 5 in) (3-car version)[1]Width2.80 m (9 ft 2 in)[1]Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Pesa Link is a family of diesel multiple unit trains built by Pesa.

First units entered service in 2012.[2]

History

Czech Republic

The first contract for the delivery of Link units to the Czech Republic was signed in April 2011.[3]

Poland

Koleje Dolnośląskie's Link units were built in 2014 and 2015.[4]

In April 2017, the first Link unit for Polregio was delivered.[5]

The four Koleje Wielkopolskie Link units were ordered in 2018.[6]

  • Koleje Wielkopolskie SA139
    Koleje Wielkopolskie SA139
  • Koleje Dolnośląskie SA139
    Koleje Dolnośląskie SA139
  • Polregio SA139
    Polregio SA139

Germany

The first Pesa Link in Germany entered service with Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn in 2016.[2]

Link units operated by Deutsche Bahn are classified as 632 and 633.[7]

  • Pesa Link of Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
    Pesa Link of Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn
  • DB Class 632
    DB Class 632

Ghana

In April 2024, the first unit arrived in Ghana, where they are to be operated on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line.[8] Two units were ordered, including five years of maintenance from Pesa.[8]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 7 July 2020, ČD Class 844 unit 844 005 was involved in a head-on collision at Pernink. Two people were killed and 24 were injured.[9]
  • On 4 August 2021, ČD Class 844 unit 844 006 was involved in a head-on collision at Milavče that killed three people.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Schumacher, Oliver. "Faktenblatt - Auf einen Blick: Zahlen und Daten rund um die PESA Link-Fahrzeuge im Sauerland-Netz" [Fact sheet - Figures and data for the PESA Link vehicles of the Sauerland network] (PDF). deutschebahn.com (in German). Deutsche Bahn AG. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Templeton, Dan (July 6, 2016). "Pesa Link DMUs debut in Germany". railjournal.com. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "CD orders Pesa regional mutiple-units [sic]". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. April 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "SA139". kolejedolnoslaskie.pl (in Polish). Koleje Dolnosląskie. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "PolRegio receives first Pesa Link DMU". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. April 27, 2017. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "World rolling stock market - March 2018". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Pesa: Alle Link-Triebwagen an Deutsche Bahn geliefert" [Pesa: All Link multiple units delivered to Deutsche Bahn]. eurailpress.de (in German). DVV Media Group. October 1, 2020. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "First Tema – Mpakadan DMU arrives". railwaygazette.com. DVV Media International. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Zugunglück: Toter stammte aus Sachsen" [Train accident: dead person from Saxony]. saechsische.de (in German). DDV Mediengruppe. July 8, 2020. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Pásztor, Dávid (August 4, 2021). "Minuta po minutě: Jak došlo k tragické srážce vlaků na Domažlicku" [Minute by minute: How did the tragic collision of trains in Domažlice] (in Czech). Seznam Zprávy. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.

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