GW Train Regio

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.^[2]

The company was purchased again in 2014, by ČSAD JIHOTRANS a.s.,^[3][4] who were renamed to GW JIHOTRANS a.s. in 2015.^[1]

GW Train Regio serve 5 regions:^[5]

This region operates service 145, from Sokolov to Kraslice,^[6] and service 149, which runs from Karlovy Vary to Bečov nad Teplou, and Mariánské Lázně.^[7]

GW Train Regio operate route R25, from Plzeň to Most, under a 10-year contract from the Czech Ministry of Transport.^[8]This route uses former DB Class 628.2 trains,^[9] which were purchased from DB, and refurbished in 2016.^[10]

South Bohemia operate 229 km of routes, under a 15-year contract from the Czech Ministry of Transport.^[11] These routes were due to commence operation under GWTR in December 2016, after winning the contract, above Arriva, and České dráhy,^[12][13] however, due to a legal challenge from ČD, this was delayed until December 2017.^[14]

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),^[15] as well as 2 international routes to Poland - line D26, which operates between Trutnov and Sędzisław, and D28, which connects Adršpach and Wałbrzych.^[16][17]

GW Train Regio operate route 313 in the Moravian-Silesian Region, a 20 km route between Milotice nad Opavou and Vrbno pod Pradědem.^[18]

GW Train Regio operate several types of trains, these include former Deutsche Bahn Class 628.2 trains, purchased and refurbished in 2016,^[9][10] which operate route R25, whilst other services are operated by Siemens-Duewag RegioSprinter trains, which were completely refurbished by CZ Loko^[19] adding air-conditioning, plug sockets, WiFi and a toilet.^[20] 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.^[21] Later Stadler's railcar is sold to Germany.

Picture	Class	Type Name	Number Owned	Comments	Reference
	654	Siemens-Duewag RegioSprinter RVT	15		[21][22][23]
	810		6		[21]
	814.5		1		[21]
	817	Kolzam RegioVan	2	Formally Koleje Śląskie class SA109	[24][21]
	845	DB Class 628	2	Formally DB Class 628.2	[21][9][10]