Rolling stock of the Croatian Railways

This is a list of past and present rolling stock owned and operated by Croatian Railways, consisting of diesel locomotives, electric locomotives, diesel multiple units, electric multiple units and railroad cars. When the company began operation in 1991, it was with a collection of equipment inherited from „ŽTP Zagreb“ – a Croatian division of Yugoslav Railways. Much of this equipment was later refurbished/modernized and remains in use today. Over the years, Croatian Railways has supplemented this initial fleet with new orders and with new acquisitions of secondhand equipment from other operators.

Main article: Croatian Railways

Diesel locomotives
DesignationBuild yearTotal unitsProducerAAR wheel arrangementPower outputImage
HŽ 20411962.-65.10Brissoneau et Lotz/Đuro ĐakovićBo'Bo'606 kW
HŽ 20441981.15EMD-GM/Đuro Đaković(A1A)'(A1A)'1826 kW
HŽ 20621972.-73.18EMD-GM/Đuro ĐakovićCo'Co'1640 kW
HŽ 20631972.2EMD-GMCo'Co'2461 kW
HŽ 2132 (shunter)1965.-78.,1959.-63.(1986.),1965.(1989.),1965.-78.(2005)102Jenbach/Đuro Đaković/TŽV GredeljC397 kW

Electric locomotives

Currently HZ Putnicki Promet and HZCargo maintains respectivelly 17 and 29 Electric HŽ 1141 Locomotives, all of which will undergo modernization and upgrade[1] under contract signed with the Koncar company last year. HZ is leasing further 9 HŽ 1141 locomotives to third parties.[2] Of the total 46 HŽ 1141 locomotives currently active, 17 Locomotives are used pulling Passenger coaches and 29 are used in HZCargo, however 3 HŽ 1141 locomotives were damaged in recent rail accidents and are out of service due to extensive repairs. Eventually all HŽ 1141 locomotives currently in service with the Croatian railways will be transferred and solely used by HZCargo, leaving HŽ 1142 as sole locomotive with HZPP Putnicki Promet.

DesignationBuild yearTotal unitsProducerAAR wheel arrangementPower outputImage
HŽ 11411968.-72., 1981.-85., 1987., 2002.-03., 2008.-18.17PP+29HZCASEA/ KončarBo'Bo'3860 kW[3]
HŽ 11421981.-1988.15Končar;Yugoslavia (Croatia)Bo'Bo'4400 kW
Vectron X4 A172017-4Siemens;Germany (Germany)Bo'Bo'5600 kW[4]

DMUs

HZ, national railway operator will introduce 7 additional Diesel electric train sets for regional passenger service, all 7 train sets should be delivered by end of 2025.[5] National rail operator also plans to purchase additional intercity trains, 6 sets for total of €47.78 million, or around €8. million per train on Zagreb - Split route.[6][7] Current HŽ 7123 lacks the capacity for the route which in summer months is very popular with the tourist. However as the line between Ogulin - Split isn't electrified, currently only Diesel powered trains or DMUs have the range, there are plans to build a link between Dareznica, via Otocac to Perusic and on to Gospic, Gracac and Split, which would be eventually electrified, however these are longer term plans. One of the requirement for six new DMUs is that they're equipped with the tilting technology, which excludes Croatian manufacturer Koncar. Alstom, Stadler or Simens could be providing six new trains, which won't be financed by the EU as it was the case with EMUs. New trains should be in service by 2026, according to the statement issued by the Croatian Government.

DesignationBuild yearTotal unitsProducerAAR wheel arrangementPower outputImage
HŽ 70222012.1TŽV GredeljBo'2'+2'Bo'+2Bo'1390 kW[8]Gredelj DMU
HŽ 70232015.-2024..12 (as of 2025.)[9]Končar, CroatiaBo’2’2’Bo’N/A[10][11]
HŽ 71211980.,1981.-8631Đuro ĐakovićBo'Bo' + 2'2'2x210 kW
HŽ 71221980.-1981.25FIAT & KALMAR(1A)"(1A)"2x147 kW
HŽ 71232004.6Bombardier Transportation2'B' 2'B'2x560 kW

EMUs

Currently national operator utilizes two EMU types, Hungarian built Ganz EMUs which were purchased in late 70s and Koncar built EMUs that came in to service from 2011. Plan is to replace all Ganz made EMUs by late 2025 with only Koncar built units. 12 brand new EMUs are on order an should be delivered by late 2025. Eventually Hrvatske Zeljeznice hopes top operate around 72-84 EMUs built by Koncar, 12 of which planned to be 5 section regional trains, 12 four section regional trains and 55-60 four section local trains.

DesignationBuild yearTotal unitsProducerAAR wheel arrangementPower outputImage
HŽ 61111976.-79. (2017.)21Ganz Mávag, Hungary2'2'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'1200 kW
HŽ 61122011.-2024.55Končar, CroatiaBo'2'2'2'Bo2000 kW

Battery electric multiple unit

National Rail operator Hrvatske Zeljeznice signed a contract for 2 Battery electric multiple unit train sets in contract valued at €17.1 million.[12] National rail operator Croatian Railways hopes to secure an order of additional 60 brand new battery electric multiple units by 2030, replacing all but 20 DMUs that entered service in past decade, namely, HŽ 7022, HŽ 7023 and HŽ 7123 series.[13] National rail operator will install required battery storage/charging facilities at main railway stations that are currently not connected to electrified rail network. Stations include, Split, Osijek, Varazdin, Bjelovar, Virovitica, Gospic and Pula.[14][15][16]


DesignationBuild yearTotal unitsProducerAAR wheel arrangementPower outputImage
TBATBA2 on orderKončar, CroatiaBo'2'2'2'Bo2000 kW

Passenger railroad cars
Shunting of railroad cars at Zagreb Central Station (2022)

Passenger railroad cars currently owned by Croatian Railways follow the general Eurofima coach design. Majority of them were manufactured in the factory Goša FOM between the 1970s and 1990s, and in 1991 they were inherited from Yugoslav Railways (division “ŽTP Zagreb”).

Mainly during 2000's, all railroad cars of the rolling stock were modernized in TŽV Gredelj to cope with demands of quality service in modern times. During the modernization, the cars intended for the transport of passengers in trains of the highest rank (including 1st and 2nd class cars, dining car and sleeping cars) received air conditioning, a completely new interior and exterior, installation of a closed vacuum toilet system, installation of doors with automatic control, etc. During the first years of company's existence and later, especially after the appearance of the first newly reconstructed cars in 2003, there was a surplus of first-class cars in the fleet, and for that reason, a large number of originally first-class cars were gradually transformed into lower-class cars. On later reconstructions, these cars only underwent some minor modifications (exterior painting in the new colour scheme, replacement of the seats and interior wall panels, etc.) and were gradually phased out of traffic during 2010's and 2020's.[17]

Croatian Railways also has cars jointly produced by the factories "Janko Gredelj" and "Boris Kidrič" in the mid-1980s, that were reconstructed and modernized in TŽV Gredelj between 2011 and 2012. Cars received air-conditioning, new side doors with automatic control, complete new interior, closed vacuum toilet system, etc.

Car types

Although each car of the fleet has its own numerical ID, the type of the car is additionally recognized by the letter designation, which is a combination of capital and lowercase letters in the name of the car. The letter mark of the car, together with the numerical mark, is located on the sides of each car.

Capital letters in the letter mark of the car:

A – first class car

B – second class car

AB – first and second class car

WL – sleeping car

WR – dining (restaurant) car

Lowercase letters in the letter mark of the car:

aa – car with two axles (withdrawn from active rolling stock)

c – couchette car

ee – car with electricity supply exclusively through the passing electric line

t – car with seats and a passage in the middle (opposite to corridor car)

l – car with an audio system

m – car longer than 24,50 meters (80.3 feet)

List of active railroad cars

Below is the list of active railroad cars in the rolling stock of Croatian Railways according to their types and characteristics as of May 2022:[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Letter mark of the car Built Reconstructed In service Notes
Aeelt 1976 - 1983 2003 11 First class-only air-conditioned car for international and domestic traffic with seats and a passage in the middle; original car type: A, B, AB
Bee 1976 - 1984 2004 - 2009 43 Second class-only air-conditioned corridor car for international and domestic traffic; original car type: A, B, AB
Beemt 1991 2009 - 2010 7 Second class-only air-conditioned car with seats and a passage in the middle, for international and domestic traffic; original car type: Aeelmt
ABee 1984 2008 5 First and second class air-conditioned corridor car for international and domestic traffic; original car type: AB, B
ABeemt 1991 2009 - 2010 4 First and second class air-conditioned car with seats and a passage in the middle, for international and domestic traffic; original car type: Aeelmt
Beelt 1976 - 1977 1997 - 2002 3 Second class-only air-conditioned car with seats and a passage in the middle, for international and domestic traffic; original car type: AB, B
WLee 1980 2004 10 Air-conditioned corridor sleeping car for international and domestic traffic
WLl 1980 2 Corridor sleeping car for international and domestic traffic
BCee 1984 2008 7 Second class-only air-conditioned corridor couchette car for international and domestic travel - the beds can be converted into seats for the daytime travel; original car type: B
BCl 1984 8 Second class-only corridor couchette car for international and domestic traffic - the beds can be converted into seats for the daytime travel
WRee 1980 1995 - 1997; 2005 2 Air-conditioned dining car for international and domestic traffic
Beet 1986 - 1987 2011 - 2013 20 Second class-only air-conditioned car for domestic traffic with seats and a passage in the middle; only type of car in the active fleet manufactured by "Janko Gredelj" and "Boris Kidric"; original car type: Bt
Bee 1983 - 1986 2006 - 2009 5 Second class-only corridor car for international and domesti traffic, some units have space for bicycles; original car type: A, B

Withdrawn stock
  • HŽ 1061 (electric locomotive)
  • HŽ 1161 (electric locomotive)
  • HŽ 2061 (diesel locomotive)
  • HŽ 2062-1 (diesel locomotive)
  • HŽ 2042 (diesel locomotive)
  • HŽ 2043 (diesel locomotive)
  • HŽ 2131 (diesel shunter)
  • HŽ 2133 (diesel shunter)
  • HŽ 2141 (diesel shunter)
  • HŽ 6011 (electric multiple unit, withdrawn in 2009)
  • HŽ 7021 (DMU)
  • HŽ 7221 (railbus; withdrawn in 2009)
  • HŽ Al / Bl (passenger railroad car series for international and domestic traffic built between 1960's and 1980's, withdrawn during 2010's and 2020's)
  • HŽ Baat (two-axle passenger railroad car series for domestic traffic built in 1960's and withdrawn during the first half of 2000's)

Rented locomotives and test vehicles in Croatia
  • HŽ series 1081 -> These were rented from PKP Poland in 1995-1996
  • FS E 402B -> Italian locomotive was on test
  • V43 -> Hungarian locomotive used on Botovo-Koprivnica-Zagreb line

Renumbering

In 1993 HŽ renumbered all their vehicles. This results in some confusion to the relation to their previous numbers. All other companies, which have been formed after dissolution of JŽ have kept the original numbers.

Higher speed passenger travel

In Croatia, these well known international brand names were on test:

Hrvatske Željeznice wants to modernise and speed up passenger traffic since they are limited to max. 160 km/h. There have been tests performed with both trains. Although they performed well they were not purchased, due to a lack of funds. It is planned to upgrade the track to 200 – 250 km/h in future. These units will most likely not be purchased at the end. A cheaper solution for passenger traffic is sought.

See also

References
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