GW Train Regio
{{Short description|Czech railway operator}}
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GW Train Regio is a Czech railway company mainly engaged in the operation of passenger rail transport on regional lines.
History
The company was formed from the passenger divisions of Viamont, a Czech rail operator. In 2008, Viamont Regio a.s. was established, to separate Viamont's freight and passenger operations, a process which was completed by 2011.
In December 2011, the company was purchased by the IDS building corporation a.s., who renamed the business to its current name, GW Train Regio.{{cite news |title=News in Brief |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/news-in-brief-69.html?cHash=89cd70d14593309c754b687a98e13db0&sword_list[]=Viamont&sword_list[]=Regio&no_cache=1 |accessdate=5 July 2019 |work=Railway Gazette |date=12 February 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705141357/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/news-in-brief-69.html?cHash=89cd70d14593309c754b687a98e13db0 |archivedate=5 July 2019}}
The company was purchased again in 2014, by ČSAD JIHOTRANS a.s.,{{cite news |last1=Sůra |first1=Jan |title=ČSAD Jihotrans koupil vlakového dopravce GW Train Regio |url=https://www.idnes.cz/ceske-budejovice/zpravy/csad-jihotrans-koupil-vlakoveho-dopravce-gw-train-regio.A140610_084913_budejovice-zpravy_khr |accessdate=5 July 2019 |work=idnes.cz |date=10 June 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705140238/https://www.idnes.cz/ceske-budejovice/zpravy/csad-jihotrans-koupil-vlakoveho-dopravce-gw-train-regio.A140610_084913_budejovice-zpravy_khr |archivedate=5 July 2019 |language=cs}}{{cite news |title=ČSAD Jihotrans acquires GW Train Regio |work=Newton Business News|id={{factiva|NEWBU00020140610ea6a00006}}}} who were renamed to GW JIHOTRANS a.s. in 2015.
Services
=Karlovy Vary Region=
This region operates service 145, from Sokolov to Kraslice,{{cite web |title=145: Sokolov - Kraslice |url=http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1544422638_yeowszxr.pdf |website=GW Train Regio |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703121815/http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1544422638_yeowszxr.pdf |archivedate=3 July 2019}} and service 149, which runs from Karlovy Vary to Bečov nad Teplou, and Mariánské Lázně.{{cite web |title=149: Karlovy Vary - Mariánské Lázně |url=http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1542185304_cz6ybjhy.pdf |website=GW Train Regio |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703122248/http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1542185304_cz6ybjhy.pdf |archivedate=3 July 2019}}
=Route R25 Plzeň-Most=
GW Train Regio operate route R25, from Plzeň to Most, under a 10-year contract from the Czech Ministry of Transport.{{cite news |title=Private operator awarded subsidised long-distance passenger contract |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/private-operator-awarded-subsidised-long-distance-passenger-contract.html |accessdate=3 July 2019 |work=Railway Gazette |date=3 Aug 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703122504/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/private-operator-awarded-subsidised-long-distance-passenger-contract.html |archivedate=3 July 2019}}
This route uses former DB Class 628.2 trains,{{cite web |title=Our trains |url=http://www.gwtr.cz/en/r25-plzen-most/our-trains/vehicles-628-2 |website=GW Train Regio |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703122749/http://www.gwtr.cz/en/r25-plzen-most/our-trains/vehicles-628-2 |archivedate=3 July 2019}} which were purchased from DB, and refurbished in 2016.{{cite news |title=World rolling stock market July 2016 |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/world-rolling-stock-market-july-2016.html |accessdate=3 July 2019 |work=Railway Gazette |date=31 July 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703123006/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/world-rolling-stock-market-july-2016.html |archivedate=3 July 2019}}
=South Bohemian Region=
South Bohemia operate 229 km of routes, under a 15-year contract from the Czech Ministry of Transport.{{cite news |title=GWTR wins south Bohemia regional contract |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/gwtr-wins-south-bohemia-regional-contract.html |accessdate=3 July 2019 |work=Railway Gazette |date=22 April 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703135430/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/gwtr-wins-south-bohemia-regional-contract.html |archivedate=3 July 2019}} These routes were due to commence operation under GWTR in December 2016, after winning the contract, above Arriva, and České dráhy,{{cite news |last=Sůra |first=Jan |title=O šumavské lokálky bojují tři dopravci. Čtvrtý nabídl autobusy |url=https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/doprava/o-sumavske-lokalky-bojuji-tri-dopravci.A141203_140954_eko-doprava_suj |accessdate=4 July 2019 |work=iDNES.cz |date=3 December 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704113030/https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/doprava/o-sumavske-lokalky-bojuji-tri-dopravci.A141203_140954_eko-doprava_suj |archivedate=4 July 2019 |language=cs}}{{cite news |title=Three bids for southern Bohemia passenger contract |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/three-bids-for-southern-bohemia-passenger-contract.html |accessdate=3 July 2019 |work=Railway Gazette |date=12 Jan 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703135305/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/three-bids-for-southern-bohemia-passenger-contract.html |archivedate=3 July 2019}} however, due to a legal challenge from ČD, this was delayed until December 2017.{{cite news |title=South Bohemia operating contract award approved |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/south-bohemia-operating-contract-award-approved.html |accessdate=3 July 2019 |work=Railway Gazette |date=20 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703140043/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/south-bohemia-operating-contract-award-approved.html |archivedate=3 July 2019}}
=Hradec Králové Region=
GW Train Regio operate 3 routes in Hradec Králové Region, route 045, a 10 km route from Svoboda nad Úpou to Trutnov (where it connects with České dráhy trains to Hradec Králové and Prague),{{cite web |title=045: (Praha -) Trutnov - Svoboda nad Úpou |url=http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1544422744_7fdzdlpe.pdf |website=GW Train Regio |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703141345/http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1544422744_7fdzdlpe.pdf |archivedate=3 July 2019}} as well as 2 international routes to Poland - line D26, which operates between Trutnov and Sędzisław, and D28, which connects Adršpach and Wałbrzych.{{cite web |title=D26: Trutnov – Sędzisław |url=http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1561361383_009uv47h.pdf |website=GW Train Regio |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703142028/http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1561361383_009uv47h.pdf |archivedate=3 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=D28: Adršpach – Meziměstí – Wałbrzych |url=http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1561361536_yozff7d7.pdf |website=GW Train Regio |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703142056/http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1561361536_yozff7d7.pdf |archivedate=3 July 2019}}
=Moravian-Silesian Region=
GW Train Regio operate route 313 in the Moravian-Silesian Region, a 20 km route between Milotice nad Opavou and Vrbno pod Pradědem.{{cite web |title=313: Milotice nad Opavou – Vrbno pod Pradědem |url=http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1559194832_1g7trazt.pdf |website=GW Train Regio |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703140719/http://www.gwtr.cz/files/files/1559194832_1g7trazt.pdf |archivedate=3 July 2019}}
Fleet
GW Train Regio operate several types of trains, these include former Deutsche Bahn Class 628.2 trains, purchased and refurbished in 2016, which operate route R25, whilst other services are operated by Siemens-Duewag RegioSprinter trains, which were completely refurbished by CZ Loko{{cite news |title=Czech Republic: First RegioSprinter train modernised, deployed by GW Train |work=Esmerk Eastern European News: M-Brain |date=26 August 2016|id={{Factiva|ESMKEU0020160902ec8q0000h}}}} adding air-conditioning, plug sockets, WiFi and a toilet.{{cite web |last=Sůra |first=Jan |title=Dopravce GW Train Regio převzal poslední RegioSprintery pro pošumavské lokálky |url=https://zdopravy.cz/gw-train-regio-prevzal-posledni-regiosprintery-pro-posumavske-lokalky-4173/ |website=zdopravy.cz |accessdate=9 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709181002/https://zdopravy.cz/gw-train-regio-prevzal-posledni-regiosprintery-pro-posumavske-lokalky-4173/ |archivedate=9 July 2019 |language=cs|date=11 November 2017}} The fleet also contains some refurbished ČD Class 810s, as well as a few other second hand trains. In the past, the carrier operated one Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1 marked as a series 650.{{cite web |title=GW Train Regio trainsets and motor cars |url=http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/czechia/czechia_gwtr.html |website=Railfan Europe |accessdate=3 July 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703145514/http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/czechia/czechia_gwtr.html |archivedate=3 July 2019}} Later Stadler's railcar is sold to Germany.
References
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