Railjet

Railjet
ÖBB Railjet train near Pfarrwerfen on Salzburg-Tyrol Railway.
Manufacturer	Siemens
Built at	manufacturer: Siemens (Maribor, Slovenia) assembly: Siemens and ÖBB Technische Services (Simmering, Austria)
Constructed	2006-2016
Number under construction	9 For OBB Expected last delivery in Dec. 2016
Number built	67
Capacity	ÖBB: 316 (economy) + 76 (first) + 16 (premium) ČD: 394 (economy) + 42 (first) + 6 (premium)
Operator(s)	ÖBB (60 units) České dráhy (7 units)
Specifications
Train length	204.78m (185.5m without locomotive)
Car length	driving trailer 26.850m intermediate cars 26.500m
Maximum speed	230 km/h (140 mph)
Weight	driving trailer 50.9t intermediate cars 47t
Power output	6.4MW
Electric system(s)	15kV 16.7Hz or 25kV 50Hz
UIC classification	Bo'Bo' 2'2' 2'2' 2'2' 2'2' 2'2' 2'2' 2'2'
Safety system(s)	Switzerland : Integra, ETCS Hungary : EVM 120

ÖBB: 316 (economy) + 76 (first) + 16 (premium)

The Railjet (branded as railjet) is a high-speed train of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Czech Railways (ČD), which was introduced with the timetable change of 2008-2009 and operates at speeds of up to 230 km/h (143 mph). The railjet is the premier service of the ÖBB and operates both domestically within Austria and on international services to adjacent major cities in Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and, from December 2017, Italy.

Rather than choosing electric multiple units (EMUs) such as ICE 3 or Shinkansen, ÖBB opted for locomotive-hauled push-pull high-speed trains, which could be hauled by its existing fleet of Taurus high-speed Siemens EuroSprinter electric locomotives. On 9 February 2006, 9 months after receiving sealed bids, the board of directors of the Austrian Federal Railways awarded Siemens a contract to build 23 sets of 7-coach trains, with the Siemens design viewed to be the best as well as the least expensive. In September 2007 Siemens received an additional order for 44 more Railjet trains from the Austrian Federal Railways. The total value of the order was €798 million for 469 passenger carriages.

In September 2011 Siemens agreed the sale of sixteen Railjet trainsets to the Czech Railways (České Dráhy); the sets should have been originally built for an uncompleted order for ÖBB, ČD's trainsets were to be hauled by Škoda's ČD Class 380 electric locomotives. In 2012 Czech Railways cancelled the order. A reduced order of seven viaggio comfort trainsets was agreed in August 2012.