RegioPanter EMUs for Plzeň on test

The first of nine Škoda Transportation Class 650 RegioPanter EMUs orderd for use on the Pňovany – Plzeň – Horažďovice line are on test (Photo: Vladimír Fišar).

CZECH REPUBLIC: The first of nine two-car Class 650 RegioPanter electric multiple-units which national operator ČD has ordered from Škoda Transportation for use on the Pňovany – Plzeň – Horažďovice line is undergoing trials at the Velim test circuit, ahead of entry into service with the December timetable change.

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