Trip to Czech Republic and Slovakia - September 1999

Operating Company Abbreviations:

  • ČD - České Drahy (Czech Railways)

  • DPHP - Dopravní podnik hlavna města Prahy (public transport operator in Praha)

  • DPMK- Dopravné podniky mesta Košice (public transport operator in Košice)  

  • DPMP - Dopravní podnik města Pardubic (public transport operator in Pardubice)

  • DPMÚ - Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem (public transport operator in Ústí nad Labem)  

  • ŽSR - Železníc Slovenskej republiky (Slovak Republic Railways)
Place

Arrive

Depart

Train

Traction details & notes

Friday 3rd September 1999
Timperley  

05:45

 

Taxi
Manchester Airport (MAN) Terminal 1

05:58

07:30

OK667

Czech Airlines (Boeing 737-500) OK-DGL
departed 115 late due to fog and air-traffic control problems
Prague Airport (PRG)

10:30

 

 

arrived 118 late
 

 

12:54

 

Taxi - to catch up on planned route - cost Čk700
Kralupy nad Vtlavou

13:25

13:58

9708

ČD DL 749 227-5
Slaný

14:35

14:39

9724

ČD DR 810 597-5 + 1T
Zlonice

14:52

15:17

21673/
19634

ČD DR 809 282-7
Via reversal at Straškov. On departure from Straškov, the train took the line towards Zlonice because the signaller had not set the junction correctly! We had to reverse back to the junction and wait for the route to be re-set.
Libochovice

17:05

17:08

16911

ČD DR 810 148-7 + 1T
Lovosice

17:36

 

 

Found and checked into hotel
Lovosice

 

19:04

16112

ČD DR 810 317-8
Teplice v Čechach

20:23

20:32

792

ČD EL 163 095-3
Ústí nad Labem hl n

20:49

 

 

 
Mírové Náměstí

 

21:25

'57'

DPMÚ trolleybus 522
Staré Předlice

21:36

21:49

'57'

DPMÚ trolleybus 522
Západní Nádraží

21:55

 

 

 
Ústí nad Labem západ

 

22:24

6439

ČD DR 830 157-4
Via double reversal at Velké Žernoseky (to gain correct track - normal manoeuvre?) and reversal at Žalhostice
Lovosice

23:09

 

   
Overnight at Hotel Lev, Kostelní 5 (10 mins walk from station, in centre of town)
New track today: Zlonice - Straškov - Libochovice, Lovosice - Řetenice, Velké Žernoseky - Žalhostice

Saturday 4th September 1999
Lovosice  

08:56

1610

ČD EL 163 064-9
Wrong line through Prackovice nad Labem station due to engineering works
Ústí nad Labem hl n

09:22

10:08

16504

ČD DR 830 191-3
Wrong line through Světec station due to passing freight train; via diveunder line into west side of station
Bílina

10:58

11:03

670

ČD EL 163 017-7 ran 48 late, reason not known
Most

11:13

11:52

9707

ČD DR 810 218-8 + 1T ran 12 late
Louny

12:28

12:30

6708

ČD DR 810 083-6 + 1T ran 10 late
Rakovník

13:53

14:10

892

ČD DR 842 016-8 + 1T
Lochovice

15:30

15:45

27709

ČD DR 810406-9 + 1T + 810 029-9
Zadní Třebaň

16:34

16:48

9923

ČD EMU 451 091-3 + 3T + 451 ???-?
Praha hl n

17:29

 

 

 
Hlavní Nádraží

 

17:43

'C'

Praha Metro
Nádraží Holešovice

17:48

 

 

 
Praha Holešovice

 

18:02

875

ČD EL 163 017-7
Praha hl n

18:16

19:05

223

ČD EL 162 037-6
Via "low level"route direct to outside Masarykovo station; via Goods Yard at Praha-Běchovice, and outside the diveunder line, due to engineering works on the main lines
Pardubice

20:17

 

 

 
overnight at Hotel Labe, Masarykovo náměstí 2633 (10 mins walk from station, next to "Tesco") (1st night of 2)
New track today: Ústí nad Labem západ - Bílina, Lochovice - Zadní Třebaň, Praha Holešovice - Praha hl n (in that direction), goods lines at Praha‑Běchovice

Sunday 5th September 1999
Pardubice  

08:20

680

ČD DL 750 098-6
Hradec Králové hl n

08:40

09:15

251

ČD EL 162 036-8
* Týniště nad Orlicí

 

 

 

ČD DL 754 077-6
Doudleby nad Orlicí

10:06

10:38

25204

ČD DR 810 512-4 + 1T
Rokytnice v Orlických horách

11:20

11:43

25207

ČD DR 810 512-4
Doudleby nad Orlicí

12:40

12:49

5102

ČD DL 754 081-8
Častolovice

12:59

13:39

25256

ČD DR 810 512-4 + 2T + 810 052-1
Solnice

14:07

14:26

25259

ČD DR 810 052-1
Častolovice

14:53

15:02

5104

ČD DL 750 292-5
Opočno pod Orlickými horami

15:43

15:49

90243

ČD DR 810 343-4
Dobruška

16:01

 

 

 
Dobruška bus station

 

16:15

 

bus RK 54-17
Tried to gain time by getting a bus back to the main line to get the 16:51 train from Třebechovice - but couldn't quite find the station in time! Nothing was lost, as we got the same train we would have caught anyway - a deliberate back-up. Note that if the 16:51 had been as late as the 17:49 was, we would have caught it!
Třebechovice town centre

16:44

 

 

 
Třebechovice pod Orebem

 

17:49

5252

ČD DL 750 346-9 departed 14 late
* Hradec Králové hl n

 

 

 

ČD EL 163 065-6 departed 6 late
Chlumec nad Cidlinou

18:54

18:56

961

ČD DR 854 030-4 departed 6 late
Ostroměř

19:20

19:26

1605

ČD DL 742 143-1
Hradec Králové hl n

20:03

20:33

15425

ČD DR 852 005-8 + 2T ran 13 late
Pardubice

21:04

 

 

 
overnight at Hotel Labe (2nd night of 2)
New track today: Doudleby nad Orlicí - Rokytnice v Orlických horách, Častolovice - Solnice, Opočno pod Orlickými horami - Dobruška, Chlumec nad Cidlinou - Ostroměř

Monday 6th September 1999
Pardubice  

08:49

5400

ČD EL 130 024-3
Jaroměř

09:46

09:52

15406

ČD DR 853 019-8 + 2T
Trutnov hl n

11:13

11:38

5730

ČD DR 852 023-1 + 1T + 810 263-4
Stará Paka

12:52

13:20

16452

ČD DR 810 652-8
Libuň

14:10

14:20

(1603)

bus JC 61-15 due to engineering works; known about in advance and caused no difficulties
Jičín

14:34

14:58

5816

ČD DR 810 127-1 + 2T + 810 146-1
Nymburk hl n

16:03

16:19

6020

ČD DL 714 213-6 + 4T
Mladá Boleslav hl n

17:01

17:11

16406

ČD DR 810 243-6
Reverses just north of station at Mladá Boleslav hl n
Mělník

19:02

19:16

6449

ČD DR 853 006-5
Všetaty

19:27

19:30

1849

ČD DL 749 140-0 + ?C + DR 842 006-9
Praha hl n

20:21

22:10

225

ČD EL 150 015-6
* Vrútky

 

 

 

ŽSR EL 163 104-5
Spišská Nová Ves

07:05

 

 

 
overnight in sleeper - very poor quality service - no water in our coach, no food or drink offered
New track today: Starkoč - Trutnov-Poříčí, Stará Paka - Libuň, Mladá Boleslav hl n - Mělník, Poprad-Tatry - Spišská Nová Ves

Tuesday 7th September 1999

Spišská Nová Ves

 

07:15

8505

ŽSR DR 810 376-4 + T + 810 422-6

Levoča

07:36

 

 

 

Levoča bus station

 

08:00

 

bus SN 85-61 to gain time

Spišské Podhradie town centre

08:27

 

 

 

Spišské Podhradie

 

09:19

8606

ŽSR DR 810 475-4

Spišské Vlachy

09:35

09:38

7814

ŽSR EL 162 022-8

Spišská Nová Ves

10:06

11:07

421

ŽSR EL 162 030-1

Via wrong line Malá Lodina - Kysak north, and  via west side loop at Družstevná pri Hornáde, due to engineering works

Košice

12:00

 

 

arrived 13 late. Checked into hotel

Košice

 

14:37

8911

ŽSR EL 163 103-5 ran 20 late

Via wrong line from Ruskov to junction at Červený Dvor (east of Slanec) to overtake a passenger train going towards Čierna nad Tisou; via direct line to Trebišov

Bánovce nad Ondavou

15:31

16:22

9311

ŽSR EL 163 053-2

Veľké Kapušany

16:57

17:27

9310

ŽSR EL 163 053-2

Michaľany

18:47

19:06

8812

ŽSR EMU sets 460 036/035 & 067/068 ran 9 late

Košice

19:55

 

 

 

overnight at Hotel Slovan, Hlavná 1 (in town centre, 10 mins walk from station) (1st night of 3)
New track today: Spišská Nová Ves - Levoča, Spišské Podhradie - Spišské Vlachy, Spišská Nová Ves - Spišské Vlachy - Kysak - Košice, Košice - Slanec - Trebišov - Bánovce nad Ondavou - Veľké Kapušany, Trebišov - Michaľany - Slanec

Wednesday 8th September 1999
Košice  

08:18

6422

ŽSR DR 850 027-4 + 2T
Moldava nad Bodvou

09:01

09:05

7102

ŽSR DR 810 355-8
Medzev

09:33

10:07

7105

ŽSR DR 810 355-8
Moldava nad Bodvou

10:34

10:40

802

ŽSR DL 754 033-9
Rožňava

11:09

11:24

6463

ŽSR DR 810 453-1 + 1T
Dobšiná

12:15

13:04

7000

ŽSR DR 810 453-1 + 1T
Rožňava

13:51

13:55

6404

ŽSR DR 850 044-9 + 2T
Plešivec

14:11

14:20

6908

ŽSR DR 810 463-0
Slavošovce

15:06

16:05

6911

ŽSR DR 810 463-0
Plešivec

16:48

17:15

803

ŽSR DL 754 004-0 ran 19 late
Košice

18:21

 

 

 
Železničká Stanica

 

19:11

'2'

DPMK tram 617
Štadion Lokomotívy

19:26

19:32

'2'

DPMK tram 626
Námestí Osloboditeľov

19:45

 

 

 
overnight at Hotel Slovan (2nd night of 3)
New track today: Košice - Moldava nad Bodvou - Rožňava - Plešivec, Moldava nad Bodvou - Medzev, Rožňava - Dobšiná, Plešivec - Slavošovce

Thursday 9th September 1999

Košice

 

08:12

8907

ŽSR EL 163 111-8

Via wrong line from Krásna nad Hornádom to Nižná Myšľa due to engineering works, and via direct line

Trebišov

08:59

09:02

9007

ŽSR DR 810 005-9

Vranov nad Topľou

09:50

09:58

9107

ŽSR DL 754 005-7

Humenné

10:29

11:12

9409

ŽSR DR 810 567-8 + 2T + 810 159-4

Stakčín

12:03

12:17

9412

ŽSR DR 810 159-4 + 2T + 810 567-8

Humenné

13:03

14:27

9110

ŽSR DL 752 039-8

Via Vranov nad Topľou and Kapušany pri Prešove

Prešov

16:17

16:50

9211

ŽSR DR 830 123-6 + 2T + 830 172-3

Bardejov

18:01

18:44

9212

ŽSR DR 830 172-3 + 2T + 830 123-6

Prešov

19:59

20:45

8731

ŽSR EMU 460 056-5 + 3T + 460 040-9

Košice

21:27

 

 

 

overnight at Hotel Slovan (3rd night of 3)
New track today: Trebišov - Vranov nad Topľou - Humenné - Stakčín, Vranov nad Topľou - Kapušany pri Prešove - Prešov, Kapušany pri Prešove - Bardejov, Prešov - Kysak (dark, but covered again tomorrow)

Friday 10th September 1999
Námestí Osloboditeľov  

07:55

'R1'

DPMK tram 501
Železničká Stanica

07:58

 

 

 
Košice

 

08:15

604

ŽSR EL 363 144-7
Poprad-Tatry

09:31

09:44

8309

ŽSR DR 810 497-8 + T + 810 447-3
Plaveč

11:10

11:28

8754

ŽSR DR 810 497-8 through working; something to do to pass the time!
Čirč

11:35

11:38

8755

ŽSR DR 810 497-8
Plaveč

11:45

12:19

8785

ŽSR EL 140 076-1
Lipany

12:48

12:56

8769

ŽSR EMU 460 046-6 + 3T + 460 045-8
Družstevná pri Hornáde

14:16

 

 

looped to allow faster trains 811 and 1913 to pass, despite being on time, due to track fault ahead (?)
We wanted to get train 810, 14:40 Košice - Zvolen via Margecany, so were going to stay on train 8769 rather than change at Kysak and risk not getting good seats. This was a mistake, although things turned out OK…
Družstevná pri Hornáde

 

14:32

1913

ŽSR EL 163 111-8 stopped for instructions
Košice

14:35

 

 

arrived 7 late, watching train 810 leave as we arrived! It was very full though.
This was one of the back-up moves:
Košice

 

15:00

7804

ŽSR EL 162 022-8
Margecany

15:42

15:46

7458

ŽSR DR 851 024-0 + T + 811 019-9 very full at start
* Nálepkovo

 

 

 

ŽSR DR 851 024-0 only, getting emptier all the time
Červená Skala

17:58

18:03

7432

ŽSR DL 750 182-8 + 4C
* Brezno

 

 

 

ŽSR T + DR 850 023-3 attached on rear
Banská Bystrica

20:25

20:33

141

ŽSR DL 750 094-5
Banská Bystrica mesto

20:36

 

 

 
overnight at Hotel Arcade, Namestie SNP 5 (in main town square 5 minutes walk from mesto station, 20 mins from main station)
New track today: Studeny Potok - Plaveč - Čirč, Plaveč - Prešov, Margecany - Brezno-Halny

Saturday 11th September 1999

Banská Bystrica

 

08:51

140

ŽSR DL 754 053-7

* Vrútky

 

 

 

ČD EL 150 023-0

Via "wrong" tunnel at Mosty u Jablunkova due to engineering works; via Bohumin; via wrong line Drahotuše - Lipník nad Bečvou due to engineering works; via Přerov avoiding line on wrong line (not flyover) due to engineering works

Olomouc hl n

14:19

 

 

arrived 8 late

Olomouc hl n

 

15:50

14014

ČD EL 163 244-7

Prostějov

16:17

16:21

24712

ČD DR 810 286-5 + T + 851 038-8 + 2T

* Kostelec na Hané

 

 

 

ČD DR 810 286-5 + T only

Chornice

17:43

17:46

24766

ČD DL 730 006-4 + T

Česká Třebová

18:54

19:29

708

ČD EL 150 026-3

Pardubice

20:19

 

 

 

overnight at Hotel Labe
New track today: Čadca - Český Těšín, Chotěbuz - Bohumin - Ostrava-Svinov, Prostějov - Kostelec na Hané - Chornice

Sunday 12th September 1999
Masarykovo náměstí  

08:20

'3'

DPMP trolleybus 325
Nádraží ČD

08:25

 

 

 
Pardubice

 

08:47

IC504

ČD EL 151 008-0
Kolín

09:15

09:35

9414

ČD EL 163 016-9
Velký Osek

09:45

 

 

 
Investigated which trains might do the curve dir