Loco Hauled Passengers
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updated : 2020-12-20
Most long distance passengers are still loco hauled and it's also possible to find locos on local services on the electrified network, although the number of EMUs is increasing. Diesel haulage is largely restricted to a few routes with heavy traffic levels or working through coaches on long distance routes.
Freight
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updated : 2020-12-20
Freight traffic dropped dramatically after the fall of the iron curtain and the deregulation of road transport in the early 1990s. There are still significant levels of freight on several corridors but, away from the electrified main lines, it can be sparse and diesel worked freights are relatively hard to find.
AC Electrics
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updated : 2020-12-20
Several of Slovakia's major routes are electrified at 25kV AC, including the line from Brno, through Bratislava towards Budapest. ZSSK and ZSSK Cargo employ a number of different classes of AC electric, many of them dating from the 1960s or 1970s but including some modern locos as well.