Trip to Czech Republic - April 1998
General Notes
Eight full days in the Czech Republic covering more of this very dense and fascinating railway network. Mostly this trip was with three friends.
Operating Company Abbreviations:
- ČD - České Drahy (Czech Railways)
- DB - Deutsche Bahn (German Railways)
- ŽSR - Železnice Slovenskej Republiky (Slovak Republic Railways)
Track gauge
Standard gauge, 1435 mm.
| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
Thursday 9th April 1998
| Timperley | 15:57 | Metrolink tram 1003 | ||
| via crossover in Aytoun Street - double reversal - due to engineering works at Piccadilly tram stop | ||||
| Manchester Piccadilly | 16:17 | 16:40 | North Western Trains EMU 323 238 | |
| Manchester Airport | 16:58 | arrive 15 late - signalling/points problems | ||
| Manchester (MAN) | 18:05 | LH 4529 | Lufthansa D-ABEW push-back 18:11, take-off from runway 06 at 18:22 | |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 20:45 | landed 20:45 on runway 07, on stand 20:50 - bus | ||
| Frankfurt Flughafen | 21:33 | DB EMU 420 324+206 | ||
| Frankfurt am Main Hbf | 21:46 | 23:27 | DB EL ? | |
| * Cheb | ČD EL 363 043 | |||
| Plzeň hl.n. | 06:33 | arr 63 late | ||
| New track today: none. | ||||
| Overnight: on train. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Friday 10th April 1998
| Plzeň hl.n. | 08:05 | ČD DL 754 058 | ||
| * Podbořany | ČD DR 810 149 added on rear | |||
| Kaštice | 10:37 | 10:42 | ČD DR 810 653 - reverse north of station | |
| Vilémov u Kadaně | 11:07 | 11:44 | ČD DR 810 086 | |
| Kadaňsky Rohozec | 12:03 | 12:07 | ČD DR 810 086 | |
| Kadaň | 13:07 | 13:13 | ČD DR 853 009 + 3T - via Chomutov - Most | |
| Louny | 14:26 | 14:40 | ČD DR 810 149 - via Louny předměsti avoiding line | |
| Postoloprty | 14:59 | 15:24 | ČD EL 121 028 | |
| Žatec západ | 15:45 | 16:06 | ČD DR 810 149 - via Postoloprty | |
| Most | 16:59 | 17:15 | ČD EL 163 094 | |
| Chomutov | 17:42 | 17:54 | ČD DL 750 253 - via Žatec západ | |
| Plzeň hl.n. | 20:21 | |||
| New track today: Blatno u Jesenice - Kaštice - Žatec západ; Kaštice - Kadaňsky Rohozec - Kadaň; Kadaňsky Rohozec - Vilémov u Kadaně; Louny / Postoloprty / Žatec západ "triangle"; Postoloprty - Most. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Plzeň. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Saturday 11th April 1998
| Plzeň hl.n. | 08:06 | ČD EL 242 254 shunt out defective coach - dep 25 late | ||
| České Budějovice | 09:58 | 12:00 | ČD EL 242 283 arrive and depart via low level route | |
| Veselí nad Lužnicí | 12:47 | 13:05 | ČD EL 240 026 | |
| Jihlava | 15:49 | 15:59 | ČD EL 363 027 + 8C (+ ČD DL 735 235 not working) | |
| Havlíčkův Brod | 16:29 | 16:46 | ČD DR 810 170 | |
| Humpolec | 17:28 | 17:44 | ČD DR 810 170 | |
| Havlíčkův Brod | 18:28 | 18:33 | ŽSR EL 350 002 | |
| Brno hl.n. | 19:53 | |||
| New non-passenger track today: Ražice - České Budějovice; Jindřichův Hradec - Horní Cerekev; Jihlava - Havlíčkův Brod; Havlíčkův Brod - Humpolec. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Brno. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Sunday 12th April 1998
| Brno hl.n. | ČD DL 750 143 | |||
| Moravské Bránice | 08:13 | 08:25 | ČD DR 830 159 + 1T | |
| Oslavany | 08:47 | 09:43 | ČD DR 830 159 + 1T | |
| Moravské Bránice | 10:05 | 10:13 | ČD DR 943 001 + 1T + ČD DR 842 003 | |
| Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou | 10:57 | 11:03 | ČD DR 842 004 | |
| Břeclav | 11:53 | 12:18 | ČD EL 362 166 | |
| Brno hl.n. | 12:59 | arr 14 late - engineering works | ||
| Brno hl.n. | 13:23 | ČD EL 230 072 (+ ČD DL 754 077 not working) dep 42 late - via reversal at Brno-Židenice | ||
| Brno-Slatina | 14:19 | short walk | ||
| Slatina-Řipská | 14:37 | '131' | Brno trolleybus 3228 | |
| Hlavní nádraží | 14:51 | |||
| Brno hl.n. | 15:41 | ČD DL 754 041 | ||
| Studenec | 16:34 | 16:40 | ČD DR 810 011 | |
| Velké Meziříčí | 17:19 | 17:36 | ČD DR 810 124 | |
| Velké Meziříčí zastávka | 17:38 | 17:56 | ČD DR 810 124 | |
| Křižanov | 18:12 | 18:23 | ČD EMU 560 007/8 | |
| Brno hl.n. | 19:30 | |||
| New track today: .Brno hl.n. - Moravské Bránice - Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou; Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou - Břeclav; Moravské Bránice - Oslavany; Brno-Židenice - Brno-Slatina; Studenec - Velké Meziříčí - Křižanov. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Brno. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Monday 13th April 1998
| Brno hl.n. | 07:40 | ČD EMU 560 005/6 | ||
| Břeclav | 08:55 | 09:00 | ČD DR 831 092 | |
| Lednice | 09:24 | 09:43 | ČD DR 831 092 | |
| Břeclav | 10:10 | 10:45 | ČD EMU 560 005/6 | |
| Šakvice | 11:07 | 11:13 | ČD DR 809 336 | |
| Hustopeče u Brna | 11:25 | 12:23 | ČD DR 809 336 | |
| Šakvice | 12:35 | 12:37 | ČD EMU 560 010/009 | |
| Vranovice | 12:48 | 12:54 | ČD DR 809 057 | |
| Pohořelice | 13:10 | 14:05 | bus | |
| Mikulov na Moravě | 14:45 | 16:05 | ČD DR 842 004 + 1T + ČD DR 943 001 | |
| Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou | 16:26 | 16:33 | ČD DR 809 232 | |
| Hevlín | 16:43 | 17:07 | ČD DR 809 232 | |
| Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou | 17:18 | 17:28 | ČD DR 850 030 | |
| Brno hl.n. | 18:34 | 19:15 | ČD EL 363 162 via Sokolnice | |
| Vyškov na Moravě | 19:54 | 20:16 | ČD DL 750 242 via Holubice - Blažovice | |
| Brno hl.n. | 20:58 | |||
| New passenger track today: Břeclav - Lednice; Šakvice - Hustopeče u Brna; Vranovice - Pohořelice; Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou - Hevlín; Holubice - Blažovice. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Brno. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Tuesday 14th April 1998
| Brno hl.n. | 07:47 | ČD DL 754 008 | ||
| Kyjov | 08:47 | 09:15 | ČD DR 810 476 via Mutěnice avoiding line | |
| Hodonín | 09:50 | 09:55 | ČD DR 810 153 + 1T | |
| Zaječi | 10:56 | 11:15 | ČD DR 810 153 + 1T | |
| Čejč | 11:46 | 11:55 | ČD DR 810 290 reversal at Klobouky u Brna | |
| Uhřice u Kyjova | 12:25 | 13:23 | (train crew lunch break) | |
| Ždánice | 13:38 | 14:08 | bus | |
| Kyjov aut.st. | 14:24 | |||
| Kyjov | 15:37 | ČD DR 810 476 | ||
| Mutěnice | 16:00 | 16:07 | ČD DR 810 290 + 2T + ČD DR 810 384 | |
| Hodonín | 16:21 | 16:45 | bus | |
| Sudoměřice nad Moravou | 17:14 | 17:25 | ČD DR 810 185 | |
| Veselí nad Moravou | 17:48 | 17:51 | ČD DR 850 049 + 2T - Bzenec dep 10 late, awaiting connections | |
| Brno hl.n. | 19:24 | arr 7 late | ||
| Hlavní nádraží | 19:48 | '8' | Brno tram 1712 | |
| Starý Lískovec | 20:02 | 20:07 | '5' | Brno tram 1048 |
| Česka | 20:27 | 20:32 | '4' | Brno trams 1213+1214 |
| Hlavní nádraží | 20:37 | |||
| New passenger track today: Blažovice - Kyjov; Kyjov - curve avoiding Mutěnice - Hodonín; Mutěnice - Čejč - Zaječi; Čejč - Uhřice u Kyjova - Ždánice; Kyjov - Mutěnice; Sudoměřice nad Moravou - Veselí nad Moravou; Veselí nad Moravou - Bzenec. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Brno. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Wednesday 15th April 1998
| Hlavní nádraží | 08:13 | '4' | Brno trams 1203+1204 | |
| Obřany | 08:35 | 08:38 | '4' | Brno trams 1205+1206 |
| Hlavní nádraží | 08:59 | |||
| Brno hl.n. | 09:29 | ČD DL 754 074 | ||
| via extreme east side platform at Brno-Židenice - goods line on west side of Malomeřice yard - over Česká Třebová passenger line - Výhybna Hady | ||||
| Skalice nad Svítanou | 10:44 | 11:00 | ČD DR 810 254 Chornice dep 16 late awaiting connections from Prostějov | |
| Třebovíce v Čechách | 13:30 | arr 13 late - overlap with westbound line | ||
| 13:48 | ČD DR 810 062 | |||
| Lanškroun | 14:05 | 14:43 | ČD DR 810 062 +1T + ČD DR 810 618 | |
| Rudoltíce v Čechách | 14:50 | 14:57 | ČD EL 163 069 | |
| Červenka | 16:01 | 16:10 | ČD DR 810 468 | |
| Litovel předměsti | 16:21 | 17:07 | charter | ČD DR 810 121 |
| Mladeč | 17:16 | 17:39 | charter | ČD DR 810 121 |
| Litovel předměsti | 17:52 | 17:55 | ČD DR 810 121 | |
| Senice na Hané | 18:10 | 18:20 | ČD DR 851 026 | |
| Kostelec na Hané | 18:54 | 19:00 | ČD DR 851 027 | |
| Olomouc-Nová Ulice | 20:13 | |||
| New passenger track today: Skalice nad Svítanou - Třebovíce v Čechách; Rudoltíce v Čechách - Lanškroun; Červenka - Litovel předměsti; Litovel předměsti - Mladeč; Litovel předměsti - Senice na Hané - Kostelec na Hané; Senice na Hané - Olomouc-Nová Ulice. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Olomouc. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes At this time, the 6 km branch from Litovel předměsti to Mladeč had just a few trains on certain inconvenient days of the year only. However, as advertised in the public timetable, it was possible to charter a train on the branch for a price equivalent to 50 tickets. With some help with a phone call from our hotel in Brno we arranged this and duly spent the princely sum of about GBP4 on our own special train. The scedule was in a railcar layover time at Litovel předměsti, hopefully the driver and guard didn't mind missing out on their break! I think we amused them anyway, and we stopped for photos at both intermediate stations on the way back down the branch. |
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Thursday 16th April 1998
| Smetanovy Sady | 07:07 | '1' | Olomouc tram 135 | |
| Fibichova | 07:17 | |||
| Olomouc hl.n. | 07:32 | ČD EL 363 173 | ||
| * Zábřeh na Moravě | ČD DL 749 264 | |||
| Lipová Lázně | 09:47 | 10:11 | ČD DR 810 024 | |
| Velká Kraš | 10:52 | 10:55 | ČD DR 810 130 | |
| Vidnava | 11:02 | 11:58 | ČD DR 810 130 | |
| Velká Kraš | 12:05 | 12:12 | ČD DR 831 199 dep 25 late | |
| Javorník ve Slezsku | 12:27 | 13:11 | ČD DR 831 199 arr 24 late | |
| Lipová Lázně | 14:07 | 14:33 | ČD DR 843 020 (+ 1T to Mikulovice) dep 10 late | |
| Zlaté Hory | 15:20 | 15:32 | ČD DR 843 020 | |
| Mikulovice | 15:47 | 15:53 | ČD DR 843 029 dep 14 late | |
| Jeseník | 16:12 | 16:15 | ČD DL 749 264 arr 13 late - dep 13 late | |
| Zábřeh na Moravě | 17:47 | 17:53 | ČD EL 150 005 arr 13 late - dep 10 late | |
| Pardubice | 19:13 | 18:50 | ČD EL 130 024 arr 5 late - dep 29 late | |
| Hrádec Kralové | 19:40 | arr 27 late | ||
| New passenger track today: Lipová Lázně - Velká Kraš - Vidnava; Velká Kraš - Javorník ve Slezsku; Mikulovice - Zlaté Hory. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Hrádec Kralové. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Friday 17th April 1998
| Hrádec Kralové | 07:04 | ČD EL 130 039 | ||
| Chlumec nad Cidlinou | 07:37 | 08:02 | ČD DR 810 264 | |
| Křinec | 08:50 | 08:59 | ČD DR 810 127 + 1T + ČD DR 809 281 via Nymburk hl.n. avoiding line then reversal at Nymburk město | |
| Nymburk hl.n. | 09:37 | 09:46 | ČD EL 163 074 | |
| Kolín | 10:10 | 10:30 | ČD DR 810 473 + 1T | |
| Ledečko | 11:42 | 12:27 | ČD DR 810 386 + 2T + ČD DR 810 501 | |
| Zruč nad Sázavou | 13:48 | 13:53 | ČD DR 810 237 reverse south of Kutná Hora hl.n. | |
| Kutná Hora hl.n. | 15:04 | 15:22 | ČD EL 363 073 | |
| Kolín | 15:32 | 16:56 | ČD DR 810 668 + 1T | |
| Bečváry | 17:25 | 17:29 | ČD DR 810 631 reverse in headshunt at Zásmuky | |
| Bosiče | 17:54 | 17:56 | ČD DR 810 098 dep 26 late | |
| Kouřim | 18:04 | 18:13 | ČD DR 810 632 + ČD DR 810 098 arr 24 late - dep 23 late | |
| Pečky | 18:50 | 19:12 | ČD EMU 451 016/? arr 18 late | |
| Praha-Masarykovo n. | 20:08 | |||
| New passenger track today: Chlumec nad Cidlinou - Křinec; Nymburk hl.n. avoiding line; Kolín - Bečváry - Ledečko; Zruč nad Sázavou - Kutná Hora hl.n.; Bečváry - Bosiče - Pečky; Bosiče - Kouřim. | ||||
| Overnight: hotel in Praha. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Saturday 18th April 1998
| Praha-Masarykovo n. | 08:15 | ČD DR 853 028 + 3T | ||
| Lužna u Rakovnika | 09:38 | 09:46 | ČD DR 810 321 reverse at Krupá | |
| Kolešovice | 10:14 | 11:25 | ČD DR 810 321 reverse at Krupá | |
| Lužna u Rakovnika | 11:53 | 12:02 | ČD DR 810 231 + 1T + ČD DR 810 321 | |
| Rakovnik | 12:16 | 12:18 | ČD DR 810 561 + 1T | |
| Louny | 13:41 | 13:57 | ČD DR 810 528 + 1T | |
| Most | 14:40 | |||
| Rozkvět | 15:45 | '2' | Most tram 257 | |
| Nádraží | 15:52 | |||
| Most | 16:11 | ČD DR 810 229 | ||
| Čižkovice | 17:21 | 17:26 | ČD DR 810 399 + 1T + ČD DR 810 087 | |
| Louny | 18:23 | 18:32 | ČD DR 810 594 | |
| Louny předměsti | 18:42 | 19:14 | ČD DL 749 255 | |
| Most | 19:55 | |||
| Nádraží | 20:18 | '2' | Most tram 257 | |
| Rozkvět | 20:25 | |||
| New passenger track today: Krupá - Kolešovice; Most - Čižkovice; Čižkovice - Louny - Louny předměsti. | ||||
| Overnight: Hotel Murom, Most. Today's photos. | ||||
| Notes . |
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Sunday 19th April 1998
| Hotel Murom, Most | 07:29 | taxi | ||
| Žatec | 07:52 | 08:37 | ČD DR 853 032 + 1T | |
| Karlovy Vary | 09:58 | 10:06 | ČD EL 242 239 | |
| * Cheb | DB DL 218 151 | |||
| Marktredwitz | 11:40 | 12:01 | DB DL 234 582 | |
| Nürnberg Hbf | 13:19 | 13:31 | DB EL 103 123 via Wurzburg Hbf, high speed line, Hanau Hbf | |
| Frankfurt am Main Hbf | 15:39 | |||
| Frankfurt am Main Hbf (Tief) | 16:02 | 'S8' | DB EMU 420 265/263 | |
| Mainz Hbf | 16:41 | 16:53 | DB EL 103 133 | |
| Bingen (Rhein) Hbf | 17:08 | 17:56 | DB DMU 628 465 | |
| Bad Munster am Stein | 18:21 | 18:42 | DB DL 218 365 | |
| Mainz Hbf | ? | 19:39 | DB EL 103 213 | |
| Frankfurt am Main Flughafen | 19:58 | |||
| Terminal 1 BC | 20:21 | PTS 0004+0015 | ||
| Terminal 2 DE | 20:23 | 20:58 | PTS 0017+0008 | |
| Terminal 1 BC | 21:00 | |||
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 21:50 | LH 4544 | Lufthansa D-ABIL B737-300 push-back 22:27, take-off 22:36 from runway 25R | |
| Manchester (MAN) | 22:30 | ? | Landed 22:55 on runway 24, on stand 22:59 - taxi | |
| Timperley | ? | Today's photos. | ||
| Notes . |
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