Trip to Slovakia and Czech Republic - April 2000
including Hungary and Austria
Operating Company Abbreviations:
- ČD - České Dráhy (Czech Railways)
- DpmČB - Dopravní podnik města Českých Budějovic (České Budějovice transport operator)
- DpmP - Dopravní podnik města Plzně (Plzeň public transport operator)
- DpmÚ - Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem (Ústí nad Labem public transport operator)
- MÁV - Magyar államvasutak Részvenytársaság (Hungarian National Railways)
- MVK - Miskolc Városi Közlekedési Rt (Miskolc city trams)
- ÖBB - Österreichishe Bundesbahn (Austrian Federal Railways)
- ŽSR - Železníc Slovenskej republiky (Slovak Republic Railways)
| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
Thursday 13th April 2000
| Timperley | 17:35 | Metrolink tram 1010 | ||
| Altrincham | 17:39 | 17:42 | Taxi | |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) Terminal 1 | 17:55 | 19:05 | NG166 | Lauda Air OE-LRD Canadair Regional Jet |
| Vienna Airport (VIE) | 22:35 | |||
| Overnight at Sofitel Hotel, Vienna Airport. | ||||
| New track today: none. | ||||
Friday 14th April 2000
| Vienna Airport | 07:15 | Taxi | ||
| Bruck an der Leitha | 07:34 | 07:52 | ? | ÖBB EL 1142 553-5 |
| This was a mistake - we didn't realise we had got on the wrong train until it turned right into the new side platform at Parndorf Ort. Fortunately the desired train, which was running behind instead of in front of this train, also called there... | ||||
| Parndorf Ort | 07:57 | 07:55 | 7603 | ÖBB EMU 4020 036 set |
| Bratislava-Petržalka | 08:19 | 08:30 | Taxi | |
| Bratislava-Nové Mesto | 08:55 | 09:11 | 3003 | ŽSR EL 363 146-2 |
| Bratislava-Rača | 09:20 | 09:39 | 3032 | ŽSR EL 240 076-0 ran 20 late |
| Bratislava hl.st. | 09:48 | 10:40 | 235 | MÁV EL V63 049 |
| Štúrovo | 12:15 | 12:20 | 5907 | ŽSR DR 810 504-1 +T+ 810 516-5 (+T only to Čata) |
| Levice | 13:31 | 13:35 | 803 | ŽSR EL 240 111-5 |
| Kozárovce | 13:46 | 13:51 | 5160 | ŽSR DR 810 555-3 ran 15 late, waiting connections |
| Zlaté Moravce | 14:21 | 14:34 | 5810 | ŽSR DR 810 579-3 |
| Uľany nad Žitavou | 15:35 | 15:41 | 5717 | ŽSR EL 240 041-4 |
| Šurany | 15:47 | 16:32 | 1708 | ŽSR EL 263 012-7 |
| Zvolen osob.st. | 18:12 | 18:20 | 1821 | ŽSR DL 754 004-0 |
| Lučenec | 19:08 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Reduta (Best Western), Lučenec (15 minutes walk from station). | ||||
| New track today: Bratislava predmestie - Rača northbound, Štúrovo - Čata - Levice, Kozárovce - Zlaté Moravce, Zlaté Moravce - Uľany nad Žitavou. | ||||
Saturday 15th April 2000
| Lučenec | 07:43 | 6205 | ŽSR DL 750 094-5 | |
| Fiľakovo | 08:02 | 08:27 | 6265 | ŽSR DR 810 659-3 (+810 015-7 to Jesenské) (+810 605-6 from Lenartovce) |
| Plešivec | 10:16 | 11:27 | 6804 | ŽSR DR 810 452-3 dep 11 late, waiting connections |
| Muráň | 12:41 | 14:00 | 6809 | ŽSR DR 810 452-3 |
| Plešivec | 15:14 | 15:23 | 6409 | ŽSR DL 751 085-2 |
| Košice | 17:11 | 18:14 | 413 | ŽSR EL 363 144-7 |
| * Hidasnémeti | MÁV EL V43 1026 | |||
| Miskolc-Tiszai pu | 19:45 | 19:57 | '2' | MVK tram 174 |
| Szemere ut | 20:05 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Pannónia, Miskolc. | ||||
| New track today: Fiľakovo zastávka - Fiľakovo, Výhybna Urbanka - Lenartovce - Plešivec, Plešivec - Muráň, Barca - Miskolc-Tiszai pu. | ||||
Sunday 16th April 2000
| Városház tér | 07:18 | '2' | MVK tram 162 | |
| Miskolc-Tiszai pu | 07:27 | 07:50 | Special | MÁV DR Bzmot 246 |
| Special charter train organised by Gisbert Siede. Route: Miskolc-Tiszai pu - Sajóecseg - Tornanádaska - Hidvégardó (rev 09:14/10:04, reception hosted by local mayor) - Sajóecseg - Sajóbábony (rev inside works 11:29/11:45) - Sajószentpéter - BVK (rev 12:19/12:40) - Sajószentpéter (rev) - Kazincbarcika (rev) - Berente-Rendező (rev) - Kazincbarcika (rev 13:37/14:12, visit museum) - Miskolc-Repülőtér (rev) - Borsodi ércelőkészítőmű (rev) - Miskolc-Gömöri - Miskolc-Rendező (15:06) - Diósgyőr-Vasgyár - Láditelep km9.9 (rev 15:38/15:42) - Miskolc-Rendező (rev) - Hejőcsabai Cementmű (rev 16:22/16:26) - Miskolc-Rendező (rev) - Nyékládháza - Hejőkeresztúr - Tiszapalkonya Erőmű - Tisza Refinery (rev 18:08/18:11) - Tiszapalkonya Erőmű (rev) - Power Station (rev 18:39/18:42) - Tiszaújváros (rev) - Tiszaújváros refinery (rev 19:44/19:47) - Hejőkeresztúr - Miskolc-Tiszai pu | ||||
| Miskolc-Tiszai pu | 20:22 | 20:57 | '2' | MVK tram 150 |
| Városház tér | 21:05 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Pannónia, Miskolc. | ||||
| New track today (passenger track only): Miskolc-Tiszai pu - Sajóecseg - Tornanádaska, Sajóecseg - Kazincbarcika, Miskolc-Tiszai pu - Nyékládháza - Tiszapalkonya Erőmű. | ||||
Monday 17th April 2000
| Városház tér | 06:06 | '2' | MVK tram 164 | |
| Miskolc-Tiszai pu | 06:15 | 06:35 | 529 | MÁV EL V43 1029 |
| Hatvan | 07:55 | 08:15 | 394 | ŽSR DL 750 181-0 |
| Fiľakovo | 10:38 | 10:40 | (394) | bus LC 94-88 (1 of 2) dep 5 late (engineering work at Fiľakovo zastávka) |
| Lučenec | 11:11 | 11:00 | 394 | ŽSR DL 750 273-5 dep 17 late |
| Zvolen osob.st. | 12:29 | 12:19 | 6006 | ŽSR DR 851 036-4 dep 12 late |
| Krupina | 13:10 | 13:01 | (6006) | bus ZVA 24-80 dep 14 late (engineering work on drains) |
| Hontianske Nemce | 13:26 | 13:16 | 6006 | ŽSR DR 851 023-2 dep 12 late |
| Čata | 14:55 | (through coach to Štúrovo) | ||
| moved forward to end of loop (14:57/15:28) then shunted onto front of train arrived from Levice | ||||
| Čata | 15:35 | 5906 | ŽSR DR 851 023-2 + 810 543-9 +2T+ 810 503-3 | |
| Štúrovo | 16:00 | 16:05 | 310 | ŽSR EL 350 005-5 |
| Nové Zámky | 16:31 | 17:06 | 2014 | ŽSR EL 240 072-9 |
| Šaľa | 17:39 | 18:38 | 4711 | ŽSR DR 810 638-7 |
| Neded | 19:07 | 19:17 | 4712 | ŽSR DR 810 638-7 |
| Šaľa | 19:47 | 19:55 | 4210 | ŽSR EL 263 010-1 |
| Bratislava-Nové Mesto | 21:00 | 21:21 | 3013 | ŽSR EL 363 095-1 |
| Trnava | 22:11 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Apollo, Trnava (15 minutes walk from station). | ||||
| New track today: Nyékládháza - Hatvan, Hatvan - Fiľakovo, Zvolen osob.st. - Krupina, Hontianske Nemce - Čata, Šaľa - Neded. | ||||
Tuesday 18th April 2000
| Trnava | 08:24 | 603 | ŽSR EL 363 148-8 | |
| Trenčín | 09:21 | 09:32 | 5406 | ŽSR DR 850 036-5 +2T |
| Chynorany | 10:45 | 10:50 | 5004 | ŽSR DL 750 037-4 |
| Nitra | 12:01 | 12:59 | 5104 | ŽSR DR 810 525-6 +T |
| Zbehy | 13:15 | 13:24 | 5306 | ŽSR DR 810 648-6 |
| Radošina | 14:12 | 14:20 | bus TO 82-70 | |
| This move by bus was not really needed, but was done to gain an extra hour at Bratislava-Nové Mesto later to give better margin into train 4323 | ||||
| Piešťany | 14:40 | 15:18 | 606 | ŽSR EL 362 001-0 |
| Trnava | 15:44 | 15:59 | 3044 | ŽSR EL 363 177-7 |
| Bratislava-Nové Mesto | 16:49 | 17:54 | 4323 | ŽSR DR 810 366-5 +2T+ 810 492-9 |
| Komárno | 20:06 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Europa, Komárno (10 minutes walk from station). | ||||
| New track today: Trenčín - Chynorany, Zbehy - Radošina, Bratislava Rača - predmestie southbound, Bratislava-Nové Mesto - Komárno. | ||||
Wednesday 19th April 2000
| Komárno | 06:19 | 4851 | ŽSR DR 810 429-1 | |
| Komárno zastávka | 06:23 | |||
| This, the only advertised train of the day on this branch, returned straight back to Komárno to work the 06:34 to Kolárovo. We returned to the hotel, had breakfast, then walked across the border (20 minutes including Customs/Passport formalities). | ||||
| Komárom | 08:25 | 4300 | MÁV EL V43 1316 | |
| * Komárno (reverse) | 08:35 | 09:08 | 4300 | ŽSR DL 750 059-6 |
| Bratislava-Nové Mesto | 11:30 | 11:36 | 276 | ŽSR EL 240 059-6 |
| * Bratislava hl.st. | 11:44 | 12:02 | 276 | ŽSR EL 363 066-2 |
| Břeclav | 13:04 | 13:16 | 809 | ČD EL 363 013-4 |
| Stood at signals at Moravská Nová Ves for 20mins due to single line working. | ||||
| Hodonín | 14:01 | 13:58 | 22661 | ČD DR 810 290-7 dep 6 late - did not wait for 13:29 from Břeclav |
| Holíč nad Moravou | 14:09 | 14:17 | 2415 | ŽSR DR 810 662-7 +2T+ 810 481-2 |
| Kúty | 14:43 | 15:14 | 278 | ČD EL 363 137-1 |
| Departed Břeclav 9 late due to single line working. | ||||
| Brno hl.n. | 16:15 | 16:35 | 1682 | ČD EL 363 172-8 |
| Svitavy | 17:42 | 17:47 | 15350 | ČD DR 810 059-6 +T |
| Května | 18:09 | 18:18 | 15307 | ČD DR 810 056-2 |
| Svitavy | 18:36 | 18:55 | 4766 | ČD DR 810 224-6 |
| Česká Třebová | 19:15 | 19:29 | 708 | ČD EL 162 034-3 |
| Via 1926 curve and "tunnel route" into Praha hl.n. | ||||
| Praha hl.n. | 21:38 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel ?, Praha (10 minutes walk from hl.n., close to Florenc Metro station. | ||||
| New track today: Komárno - Komárno zastávka, Komárom - Komárno, Hodonín - Holíč nad Moravou, Svitavy - Května, Praha-Libeň - Praha hl.n. via "tunnel route". | ||||
Thursday 20th April 2000
| Praha hl.n. | 08:11 | 9908 | ČD EMU 451 008-7 +3T+ 451 052-5 | |
| Beroun | 09:04 | 09:13 | 893 | ČD DR 842 016-8 +T |
| Roztoky u Křivotklátu | 09:59 | 10:01 | (893) | Bus KDA 38-83 (1 of 2) dep 12 late (engineering works) |
| Městečko u Křivotklátu | 10:12 | 10:16 | 893 | ČD DR 810 585-0 extremely full! |
| Rakovník | 10:27 | 10:37 | 17706 | ČD DR 810 323-6 |
| Čistá | 11:05 | 11:10 | 6 | Bus RA 73-62 |
| Mladotice | 11:43 | 11:49 | 7604 | ČD DL 750 326-1 |
| Žihle | 12:05 | 12:07 | (7604) | Bus PS 79-27 (1 of 2) (engineering works) |
| Blatno u Jesenice | 12:18 | 12:19 | 7604 | ČD DL 754 020-6 dep 18 late (late arriving from Žatec) |
| Kaštice | 13:14 | 13:06 | 25506 | ČD DR 810 653-6 |
| Kadaň město | 14:16 | 14:24 | 7089 | ČD DR 810 665-0 (+ 810 310-3 to Chomutov) |
| Jirkov | 15:00 | 15:09 | 6874 | ČD DR 810 665-0 |
| Chomutov město | 15:17 | 15:21 | 875 | ČD EL 163 014-4 |
| Via flyover over line 131 at Trmice, then Ústí nad Labem západ - jih curve; heavy engineering works between Ústí and Lovosice. | ||||
| Roudnice nad Labem | 17:19 | 17:22 | 2317 | ČD EL 163 031-8 dep 8 late |
| Via east side sidings north of Hněvice, then more engineering works. | ||||
| Vraňany | 18:05 | 18:02 | 19608 | ČD DR 809 677-8 dep 6 late |
| Straškov | 18:28 | 18:35 | 21655 | ČD DR 809 495-5 dep 10 late (due to late arrival at Zlonice from Praha) |
| Roudnice nad Labem | 19:07 | 19:43 | 2318 | ČD EMU 460 083-9 +3T + ? |
| Lovosice | 20:05 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Lev, Lovosice (10 minutes walk from station). | ||||
| New track today: Rakovník - Čistá, Chomutov město - Jirkov, Ústí nad Labem west - south curve, Vraňany - Straškov, Straškov - Roudnice nad Labem. | ||||
Friday 21st April 2000
| Lovosice | 08:56 | 1610 | ČD EL 163 035-9 | |
| Děčín hl.n. | 09:47 | 10:38 | 695 | ČD DL 750 403-8 dep 23 late due to examination of defective vehicle |
| Rybniště | 12:11 | 11:51 | 16662 | ČD DR 810 300-4 dep 30 late |
| Rumburk | 12:35 | 12:28 | 16058 | ČD DR 810 275-8 dep 10 late |
| Jiříkov | 12:46 | 13:44 | 16059 | ČD DR 810 275-8 |
| Rumburk | 13:55 | 14:29 | 16073 | ČD DR 810 219-6 via Krasná Lípa |
| Panský | 14:48 | 14:57 | 16072 | ČD DR 810 219-6 dep 11 late |
| The only reason this train runs to Panský seems to be to provide somebody (i.e. the train "guard") to operate the loop points at Panský to allow two trains on line 084 to cross (26011 westbound and 6084 eastbound). Due to track layout restrictions, one of these trains normally shunts into the loop behind 16072. On this date there was a problem and 26011 never arrived. After much messing about we finally left the other train's crew to sort things out. As it happens, 6084 forms the train we wanted south from Krasná Lípa, and clearly sorting things out took much time.... | ||||
| Krasná Lípa | 15:18 | 15:38 | 6085 | ČD DR 810 275-8 dep 31 late |
| Rybniště | 16:14 | 15:50 | 16611 | ČD DR 842 005-1 +2T dep 26 late |
| Děčín hl.n. | 17:28 | 18:19 | 1775 | ČD EL 163 086-2 |
| Ústí nad Labem hl.n. | 18:35 | 19:29 | 16512 | ČD DR 830 102-0 via Úpořiny, then diveunder at Bílina |
| Bílina | 20:22 | 21:04 | 6851 | ČD EMU 460 083-9 set via Teplice |
| Ústí nad Labem hl.n. | 21:53 | |||
| Mírové Náměsti | 22:05 | '57' | DpmÚ trolleybus 520 | |
| Západní nádraží ČD | 22:08 | |||
| Ústí nad Labem západ | 22:24 | 6429/8 | ČD DR 830 154-1 | |
| Via double reversal at Velké Žernoseky and reversal at Žalhostice | ||||
| Lovosice | 23:09 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Lev, Lovosice. | ||||
| New track today: Jiříkov station, Krasná Lípa - Panský. | ||||
Saturday 22nd April 2000
| Hotel Lev, Lovosice | 08:11 | Taxi | ||
| Litoměřice město | 08:20 | 08:52 | 6407 | ČD EL 141 009-1 |
| Delayed 11 minutes at Všetaty awaiting connection from Praha | ||||
| Lysá nad Labem | 10:22 | 10:29 | 9407 | ČD EMU 451 096-2 +2T+ 451 095-4 |
| Kolín | 11:18 | 11:39 | 9416 | ČD EMU 451 095-4 +2T+ 451 096-2 |
| Velký Osek | 11:49 | 12:11 | 5229 | ČD EL 130 006-0 via direct chord, not via loop |
| Chlumec nad Cidlinou | 12:34 | 12:41 | 254 | ČD EL 162 047-5 via loop at V.O. |
| Nymburk hl.n. | 13:16 | 14:52 | 5862 | ČD EMU 451 010-3 +2T+ 451 009-5 dep 12 late awaiting connections |
| Pořičany | 15:21 | 15:20 | 9312 | ČD EMU 451 039-2 set + another |
| Praha Masarykovo n. | 16:08 | |||
| Praha hl.n. | 17:02 | 264 | ČD EL 363 081-1 | |
| Plzeň hl.n. | 18:32 | |||
| U synagogy | 19:25 | '4' | DpmP tram 258 + 259 | |
| Bory | 19:33 | 19:37 | '4' | DpmP tram 274 + 275 |
| Košutka | 19:56 | 20:05 | '4' | DpmP tram 274 + 275 |
| U synagogy | 20:12 | |||
| Sorní | 20:29 | '2' | DpmP tram 107 + 108 | |
| Skvrňany | 20:43 | 20:44 | '2' | DpmP tram 175 + 182 |
| Hlavní nádraží ČD | 21:03 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Continental, Plzeň (10 minutes walk from station) | ||||
| New track today: Všetaty - Lysá nad Labem, Velký Osek direct chord, Nymburk město - Pořičany. | ||||
Sunday 23rd April 2000
| Plzeň hl.n. | 08:00 | 761 | ČD EL 242 254-1 | |
| Strakonice | 09:03 | 09:39 | 18104 | ČD DR 810 076-0 (+T to Vimperk) |
| Volary | 11:57 | 12:08 | 28107 | ČD DR 810 483-8 +T |
| Čičenice | 13:41 | 13:50 | 8005 | ČD EL 242 246-7 |
| České Budějovice | 14:26 | 14:59 | 8006 | ČD EL 242 254-1 |
| Dívčice | 15:24 | 15:49 | 28096 | ČD DR 810 572-8 |
| Netolice | 16:09 | 16:47 | 98809 | ČD DR 810 572-8 |
| Dívčice | 17:12 | 17:15 | 8007 | ČD EL 363 125-6 |
| České Budějovice | 17:41 | |||
| Nádraží | 17:48 | '3' | DpmČB trolleybus 17 | |
| Suché Vrbné | 17:54 | 18:01 | '3' | DpmČB trolleybus 17 |
| Sídliště Máj | 18:28 | 18:31 | '3' | DpmČB trolleybus 17 |
| Nádraží | 18:49 | 19:26 | '2' | DpmČB trolleybus 36 |
| Rožnov | 19:39 | 19:49 | '2' | DpmČB trolleybus 36 |
| Senovážné náměstí | 19:59 | 20:03 | '14' | DpmČB trolleybus 29 |
| Papirny | 20:10 | 20:15 | '14' | DpmČB trolleybus 29 |
| Poliklinika Sever | 20:24 | |||
| Overnight at Hotel Grand, České Budějovice (outside station). | ||||
| New track today: Volary - Čičenice, Dívčice - Netolice. | ||||
Monday 24th April 2000
| České Budějovice | 08:38 | 665 | ČD EL 242 250-9 | |
| * Jihlava (reverse) | ČD DL 754 045-3 | |||
| Okříšky | 11:33 | 11:40 | 14807 | ČD DR 831 092-2 +T |
| Moravské Budějovice | 12:20 | 12:50 | 24808 | ČD DR 831 043-5 |
| Jemnice | 13:24 | 13:57 | 24809 | ČD DR 831 043-5 |
| Moravské Budějovice | 14:31 | 14:42 | 14809 | ČD DL 749 051-9 |
| Znojmo | 15:31 | 16:57 | 6281 | ČD DR 810 433-3 |
| Retz | 17:21 | 17:24 | 2221 | ÖBB EMU 4020 063 + 041 sets |
| Wien Nord | 18:31 | 18:33 | ÖBB EMU 4020 044 set | |
| Wien Mitte | 18:38 | 19:06 | ÖBB EMU 4030 203 set | |
| Flughafen Wien Schwechat | 19:37 | |||
| Overnight at Novotel Vienna Airport | ||||
| New track today: Okříšky - Moravské Budějovice - Znojmo, Moravské Budějovice - Jemnice. | ||||
Tuesday 25th April 2000
| Vienna Airport (VIE) | 07:05 | NG161 | Lauda Air OE-LRD Canadair Regional Jet dep 24 late | |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) Terminal 1 | 08:54 | 09:04 | Taxi | |
| Timperley | 09:16 |
Tickets used: Euro Domino tickets for Slovakia and Czech Republic, plus occasional other single tickets as required.