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.
Electric locomotives.
Currently in service with the National rail operator there are 46 HŽ 1141 and 15 HŽ 1142 Domestically produced Locomotives, all of which will undergo modernization and upgrade under contract signed with the Končar company last year. HŽ is leasing further 9 HŽ 1141 locomotives to third parties. Of the total 46 HŽ 1141 locomotives currently active, 17 locomotives are used pulling passenger coaches and 29 are used in HŽ Cargo, 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 HŽ Cargo, leaving HŽ 1142 as sole locomotive with HŽ Putnički Promet. Further four Vectron X4 A17 locomotives are also in service with HZ Cargo.
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. 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. 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 Drežnica, via Otočac to Perušić and on to Gospić, Gračac 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. Additional requirement for the six trains on Zagreb Split route to be bi-mode, electric-diesel sets equipped with latest rail technology that meets the needs of all passengers. On top of these 6 intercity trains, further 8 regional Electric-battery units will be purchased for routes in Istria and Dalmatia. New intercity trains should be in service by 2026, according to the statement issued by the Croatian Government.
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 and 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.
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. 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. 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, Varaždin, Bjelovar, Virovitica, Gospić and Pula. 8 Additional Elecxtric/Batery train sets will be purchased on top of 2 already ordered scheduled to enter service in 2026. However longer term, by 2060, Croatian Government indicates they'll secure funding for up to 60 further Battery electric train sets for total of 70 or so BEMUs in service with the HZ ideally by the end of this decade. If all current and planned new train purchases are fulfilled by 2030, Croatian Railways will operate a fleet of 55 EMUs, 25 modern DMUs and at least 60 BEMUs, in total some 140 modern train sets.
Passenger railroad cars.
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 the 2000s, 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 the 2010s and 2020s.
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:
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 in the end. A cheaper solution for passenger traffic is sought.