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071 Nymburk - Mlada Boleslav

071 Nymburk - Mlada Boleslav
13 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
The Nymburk - Mlada Boleslav line is one of the busiest non-electrified freight routes in the Czech Republic. In addition to through traffic to Poland via Liberec and Zawidow, there are many trains to or from the giant Skoda car plant at Mlada Boleslav. It’s not the most scenic line but there are a few decent positions.

086 Liberec - Ceska Lipa

086 Liberec - Ceska Lipa
35 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
This is one of the most scenic lines in the Czech Republic and has numerous good photo positions, particularly at the Liberec end. The loco hauled passenger trains are now history but there were as many as 12 loco hauled fast trains and a couple of locals every day, plus the occasional freight, in the early 2000s.

120 Praha - Rakovnik

120 Praha - Rakovnik
13 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
This is one of the few remaining diesel worked routes from Praha and serves the steel town of Kladno on its way to Rakovnik. Some passengers were loco hauled in the early 2000s and the line is a favorite for special trains from Praha. There is a little freight traffic, mainly east of Kladno.

037 Liberec - Zawidow

037 Liberec - Zawidow
62 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
The scenic Liberec - Cernousy - Zawidow line was a good place to photograph diesel hauled freight trains in the early 2000s. Liberec depot's Class 753 diesels, the last active examples of the class, were regular power for freights until 2010 when Class 753.7 rebuilds took over.

250 Brno - Havlickuv Brod

250 Brno - Havlickuv Brod
10 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
For many years this was the principal passenger and freight route from the Austrian and Slovak borders to Praha and beyond. Electrification of the alternative route via Ceska Trebova took away much of the passenger traffic but the bulk of freight traffic remained on the line via Havlickuv Brod.

090 Praha - Decin

090 Praha - Decin
5 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
This electrified main line follows the rivers Vltava and Labe from Praha to the German border, a few km north of Decin. As well as domestic and international passenger traffic, it also sees a reasonable amount of freight. Much of the line is scenically unexciting but there are some pleasant stretches as well.

140 Karlovy Vary - Chomutov

140 Karlovy Vary - Chomutov
29 photos
updated : 2020-11-27
This was CD's last diesel worked trunk route until it was electrified in 2005/6. The line follows the winding Ohri valley from Klasterec to Vojkovice then takes a shortcut over a range of hills to Karlovy Vary. It was a superb line to photograph with double track, semaphore signals at several stations and gorgeous scenery.

250 Brno Area

250 Brno Area
14 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
Brno is Czechia's second city, the historic capital of Morava and a major rail centre. Electrified main lines, head north, north-west, north-east and south. Diesel worked lines head west to Jihlava and east to Veseli nad Moravou and saw a good number of services hauled by Brno's colourful Class 754s.

072 Usti nad Labem - Nymburk

072 Usti nad Labem - Nymburk
4 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
The electrified line from Usti nad Labem to Lysa nad Labem is an important freight artery, linking the the northern coal mining areas and the cross-border line from Dresden with the heart of the Czech system, bypassing the congested Praha area. The route follows the valley of the Labe (Elbe) most of the way.

200 Zdice - Protivin

200 Zdice - Protivin
3 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
The secondary route from Zdice, west of Praha, to Protivin, west of Ceske Budejovice, serves a number of small towns dotted across a gently rolling landscape. It was overgrown with limited access making it difficult to photograph. For a few years it gained a two-hourly Class 749 hauled passenger service.

180 Plzen - Domazlice

180 Plzen - Domazlice
22 photos
updated : 2020-11-26
Plzen's blue, white and yellow class 754s were extremely photogenic and did most of their work in the gently undulating Sumava countryside between Plzen and Domazlice. The line continues over the border to Furth im Wald in Germany and sees several international passenger trains every day.

010 Ceska Trebova Area

010 Ceska Trebova Area
33 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
Ceska Trebova is a railway town with a major marshalling yard, locomotive depot and locomotive works, situated at the junction of the electrified main lines from Praha to Ostrava and Brno. Just to the north, the railway threads through a range of wooded hills offering the best scenic locations on the whole line.

026 Tyniste nad Orlici - Mezimesti

026 Tyniste nad Orlici - Mezimesti
12 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
The line from Tyniste nad Orlici to Mezimesti via Nachod had a number of loco hauled passengers in the early 2000s but by 2007 they were history and only the infrequent freights were loco hauled. There are some excellent photo locations at the north end of the line, between Nachod and Mezimesti.

032 Jaromer - Trutnov

032 Jaromer - Trutnov
14 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
Like the Mezimesti line, the south end of this route is fairly featureless but there are plenty of attractive locations between Ceska Skalice and Trutnov. The fast trains on this line were loco hauled when I visited.

030 Liberec - Jaromer

030 Liberec - Jaromer
9 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
This cross country route runs through some excellent scenery but interesting workings are few and far between. Loco hauled passengers are now limited to occasional railcar substitutions and the weekends only Praha - Tanvald trains but there is some freight traffic between Turnov and Liberec.

323 Ostrava - Valasske Mezirici

323 Ostrava - Valasske Mezirici
12 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
The Ostrava end of the Valasske Mezirici line probably saw more diesel hauled trains than any other route in the Czech Republic in 2008. The section between Frydlant nad Ostravici and Frenstat pod Radhostem had a reasonable level of loco haulage and a number of excellent photo positions.

301 Olomouc - Nezamyslice

301 Olomouc - Nezamyslice
7 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
The countryside around Olomouc could never be described as scenic but it is quite pleasant with open farmland, sleepy villages and gently rolling hills in places. The big attraction here was the use of veteran Class 141 electric locos on most local passenger trains for a couple of years from the end of 2006.

010 Pardubice Area

010 Pardubice Area
28 photos
updated : 2020-11-25
The city of Pardubice is located on the electrified main line from Praha to Ostrava and Brno. The rail scene is characterised by heavy passenger and freight traffic worked by a wide variety of classes. Like many Czech towns and cities, you don't have to go very far to find pleasant open countryside.

251 Tisnov - Zdar nad Sazavou

251 Tisnov - Zdar nad Sazavou
24 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
The passenger service on this scenic rural line was unusually almost 100% loco hauled for years, probably due to the fearsome gradients. The usual Class 714s were joined at weekends by larger diesels of classes 750 and 754. Class 814 DMUs had taken over most services by 2010.

341 Stare Mesto - Luhacovice

341 Stare Mesto - Luhacovice
14 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
This line runs east from Stare Mesto u Uherskeho Hradiste, to the spa town of Luhacovice, with a branch to the Slovak border at Vlarsky prusmyk. Class 754 hauled fast trains ran from Luhacovice to Stare Mesto and there were a few loco hauled peak services from Brno to Bojkovice and Bylnice.

340 Brno - Uherske Hradiste

340 Brno - Uherske Hradiste
32 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
This line was CD's last diesel worked double track route, with the Brankovice - Kyjov section running through scenic hilly country. Passengers were worked by Class 754 diesels and railcars with the units taking over more services in recent years. The fleet of Class 754s was the most colourful in the country.

025 Dolni Lipka - Hanusovice

025 Dolni Lipka - Hanusovice
3 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
Since the demise of the Praha - Jesenik passenger service this quiet but scenic line has become even more of a rural backwater. At least there was still a pick up goods at the west end of the line to keep the occasional railbus company.

021 Letohrad - Lichkov

021 Letohrad - Lichkov
42 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
Letohrad - Lichkov was one of the last Czech lines with heavy diesel hauled freights. Pairs of Class 751s worked trains from Letohrad to Miedzylesie, over the border in Poland, until the line was electrified in 2008. The line also had Class 749 hauled passengers, attractive scenery and semaphore signals.

231 Praha - Nymburk - Kolin

231 Praha - Nymburk - Kolin
14 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
This line isn't scenic but it is busy in the Podebrady area with fast passengers on the Praha - Hradec Kralove and Kolin - Usti nad Labem routes, locals from Praha to Kolin and lots of freight traffic working in and out of the major yards at Nymburk and Kolin. Most of the DC electric classes can be seen here.

270 Ceska Trebova - Bohumin

270 Ceska Trebova - Bohumin
7 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
East of Ceska Trebova the electrified main line to the east descends through the Hostejn Gorge to Zabreh na Morave, en route to Olomouc, Ostrava and the Slovakian border. Freight and passenger traffic is heavy and a variety of electric classes can be seen. A new alignment was opened around 2006.

290 Olomouc - Sumperk

290 Olomouc - Sumperk
8 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
The Olomouc end of this line was operated by a mixture of loco hauled trains and veteran railcars in the early 2000s. It's not a particularly scenic line but the countryside is quite pleasant. The Sumperk end is more scenic but there were fewer trains and most of them were 4-wheel railbuses.

210 Praha - Cercany

210 Praha - Cercany
6 photos
updated : 2020-11-24
The line from Praha to Cercany and Dobris runs along the scenic Vltava and Sazava valleys, popular with Praha residents keen to escape the city. Extra services run on summer weekends, with longer trains and more loco haulage.Class 749s on rakes of double deck stock work several Cercany services.

297 Lipova Lazne - Javornik

297 Lipova Lazne - Javornik
4 photos
updated : 2020-11-23
A remote rural and scenic branch line that ends within a few km of the Polish border. Passenger services were worked by Class 810 railbuses as might be expected but the pick-up goods trains featured Class 751 diesels, often with a banker. No prizes for guessing which trains are featured here.

292 Sumperk - Jesenik

292 Sumperk - Jesenik
129 photos
updated : 2020-11-23
The Sumperk - Jesenik line runs through superb scenery, climbing over the Jeseniky Hory mountains on the way. In the early 2000s it also featured an eclectic mix of motive power including locos of classes 749 and 751 in a variety of liveries and older railcars of classes 831 and 851, all of them now history.

197 Cicenice - Nove Udoli

197 Cicenice - Nove Udoli
5 photos
updated : 2020-11-22
The Cicenice to Cerny Kriz line runs into the heart of the Sumava, an upland region close to the German and Austrian borders. It’s a scenic line but passenger traffic is all worked by 4-wheel railbuses. There was also a daily pick-up freight, worked by a class 751 diesel, when I visited in 2009 and 2011.

194 Ceske Budejovice - Nove Udoli

194 Ceske Budejovice - Nove Udoli
67 photos
updated : 2020-11-22
The Ceske Budejovice to Nove Udoli line runs through some of the finest scenery in the Czech Republic as it winds its way through the Sumava, an upland area with hills, forests, rivers and lakes. In summer there were a number of loco hauled services over the line, worked by class 749 diesels until 2012.

240 Brno - Jihlava

240 Brno - Jihlava
30 photos
updated : 2020-11-21
A superb cross country route that winds it's way across the grain of the landscape with plenty of curves and gradients and several major bridges. Brno based class 754s worked many of the passengers. Class 742 locos and veteran class 850 railcars also appeared in the early 2000s

000 Praha Area

000 Praha Area
49 photos
updated : 2020-11-21
Praha (Prague) is the capital of the Czech Republic and the hub of the country's rail system. A wide variety of electric locos and EMUs and a few diesels can be seen in action around the city. There are a number of good photo locations in the area, including the main station with its fine overall roof.
The Czech Republic, a.k.a. Czechia, is a small country full of railway interest, with an attractive landscape, a variety of traction and, at one time, an almost infinite multiplicity of liveries. Sadly, modernisation is now taking its toll, making the railway more efficient and less interesting every year.
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