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In 2005 the Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft gained the franchise for the Länderbahn. This was to be a regional express service with a 2-hour frequency from Munich through Regensburg to Schwandorf. There the trains would alternate on a four hour frequency to Hof or Furth im Wald. The Länderbahn ran a new service: Munich – Kempten – Oberstdorf Lindau. This ran in partnership with the Swiss SBB under the brand name of the Allgäu Express.
The Vogtlandbahn bought 90 used carriages, for this service, and had them modernised by the Ausbesserungswerk at Weiden. They were hauled by eleven new diesel locomotives of the EuroRunner class of Siemens Transportation Systems, that were leased from Angel Trains. For the electrified section from Munich –Regensburg four EuroSprinter class locomotives were leased from Siemens Dispolok.
The Vogtlandbahn and the Zweckverband ÖPNV Vogtland are planning to run trains from Munich to Berlin want to use the Plauen and Leipzig line to Berlin. The Vogtland Express through Chemnitz and Riesa will be maintained.
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