Czech Republic: CD class 754 'Goggle' diesel locos at Namest nad Oslavou station on trains to Brno
Czech Republic: At Namest nad Oslavou station CD class 754 'Goggle' diesel locos are seen on passenger trains to Brno. 754 074 is working the 0603 Plzen to Brno and 754 023 is seen on the 1214 Namest nad Oslavou to Brno. Recorded 12th September 2008.
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T 478.4 is a class of diesel locomotives designed, manufactured and used in the former Czechoslovakia and now used in the Czech republic (ČD Class 754) and Slovak republic (ŽSR Class 754). their distinctive cab design has led to the nickname goggles.
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České dráhy (ČD) or Czech Railways is the main railway operator in the Czech Republic. In 2010 its consolidated revenues reached CZK 41.0 billion (€1.6bn, $2.1bn). Revenues from passenger transport amounted to CZK 18.7 billion (65% transfer payments from the government, 25% intra-state transport, 10% international transport), revenues from freight transport operated by subsidiary ČD Cargo amounted to CZK 11.8 billion, revenues from traffic control invoiced to state-owned railway infrastructure operator SŽDC amounted to CZK 5.2 billion. With thirty-eight thousand employees[1] ČD Group is the largest Czech company by the number of employees.
The company was established in 1993, after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways. It is a member of the International Railway Union (UIC Country Code for Czech Republic is 54), Community of European Railways and the Organization for Railways Cooperation (Asia and Europe).
Until 1 July 2008, České dráhy was the biggest employer in the Czech Republic. After experiencing regular losses and requiring government subsidies, the railway reported its first ever profit in 2007 although it receives government subsidies. Attempts to make it more efficient are currently ongoing and a recent plan to move passenger transport to an independent subsidiary was approved by the Czech government in January 2008.
ČD operates trains; fixed infrastructure (such as tracks) is managed by SŽDC. In December 2010, the Czech government proposed bringing SŽDC and ČD together in a single holding company. The government has also changed the subsidies available to ČD and SŽDC.
ČD Cargo, the cargo subsidiary, mainly transports raw materials, intermediate goods and containers. As of 2009, it is ranked in the top five largest railway cargo operators in Europe.
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The South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which belongs to Bohemia). Its capital is Brno, the 2nd largest city of the Czech Republic. The region has 1,169 thousand inhabitants (as of 30 June 2013) and the total area of 7,196.5 km². It is bordered by the South Bohemian Region (west), Vysočina Region (north-west), Pardubice Region (north), Olomouc Region (north east), Zlín Region (east), Slovakia (south east) and Austria (south).
The South Moravian Region is divided into seven districts (Czech: okres): Blansko District, Brno-City District, Brno-Country District, Břeclav District, Hodonín District, Vyškov District and Znojmo District. There are in total 673 municipalities in the district of which 49 have the status of towns. There are 21 municipalities with extended powers and 34 municipalities with a delegated municipal office.
The region is famous for its wine production. The area around the towns of Mikulov, Znojmo, Velké Pavlovice along with the Slovácko region provide 94% of the Czech Republic's vineyards.
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The South Moravian Region is the fourth largest region of the Czech Republic. The highest point of the region is located in the eastern part of the region on Durda mountain (842 m). The point with the lowest elevation (150 m) is situated in Břeclav District at the meeting of the rivers Morava and Dyje.
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Bikepacking Czech Republic - DAY 13 - Brno to Otrokovice
On our 13th day of Bikepacking across the Czech Republic, we leave Brno by train to Strážnice. In Strážnice and Uherský Ostroh we visit a traditional folklore clothing producers. Visit the country's second largest church, the Velehrad Basilica before arriving to our end destination of Otrokovice. Here we would visit Europe's largest private Harley Davidson collection.
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We rode along #47 - Prague Vienna Greenways bike path - Eurovelo 4
Biking distance and duration: 57 km, 3 hours 33 minutes
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Czech Republic: CD Cargo Class 771 locomotive passes Ostrava-Stodolni on a freight train
Czech Republic: CD Cargo Class 771 locomotive 771 137-7 passes Ostrava-Stodolni on a freight train.
Clip recorded 5th July 2017.
The locomotive class 771 is a dieselectric locomotive ( diesel locomotive with electric power transmission ) designed for heavy shifting and transport of heavier freight trains . It was produced in the years 1968 - 1972 by Strojárske a metallurgické závody Dubnica nad Váhom (SMZ) as an improved version of older machines of the 770 series .
195 machines with a standard gauge of 1435 mm were delivered to ČSD , another 12 machines for a wide gauge of 1520 mm. These were intended for the eastern Slovakian transit point ( Čierna nad Tisou and Maťovce ), where they usually work in pairs to increase the tow force (the weight of the sets is up to 4,000 tons here).
Most of the locomotives were shut down in the Czech Republic until 2010 and today only a small number of machines owned by ČD Cargo , deposited in SOKV České Budějovice and Ostrava. Their main mission is still a heavy shifting and dragging of sets between cargo stations, where only two pairs of four-axle machines with higher consumption could replace them. The only machine of this series on which EDB is mounted (since 1999 ) is 771,182, home in Ostrava. Czech Railways deployed the latest locomotive 771,172 in Česká Třebová sporadically as needed, and in the future it is counted as a museum machine.
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Ostrava (Polish: Ostrawa, German: Ostrau or Mährisch Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and is the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is 15 km (9 mi) from the border with Poland, at the meeting point of four rivers: the Odra, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina.
Ostrava is the transport and logistics hub of the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic. 25 km (16 mi) south of the city centre is an international airport, Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, which links the city with several European destinations (IATA code: OSR; ICAO code: LKMT). It is the first airport in the Czech Republic to have its own rail link.
Ostrava is also a major railway hub, sited on Railway Corridors II and III and serving as an important centre for cargo and passenger transport between the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. The city's largest railway stations are the main station (Ostrava-hlavní nádraží) and Ostrava-Svinov. These stations are important railway junctions. All trains of all three railway companies (Czech railways, RegioJet and LEO Express) call at Ostrava on trains to Olomouc, Pardubice and Prague.
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České dráhy (ČD) or Czech Railways is the main railway operator in the Czech Republic. In 2010 its consolidated revenues reached CZK 41.0 billion (€1.6bn, $2.1bn). Revenues from passenger transport amounted to CZK 18.7 billion (65% transfer payments from the government, 25% intra-state transport, 10% international transport), revenues from freight transport operated by subsidiary ČD Cargo amounted to CZK 11.8 billion, revenues from traffic control invoiced to state-owned railway infrastructure operator SŽDC amounted to CZK 5.2 billion. With thirty-eight thousand employees ČD Group is the largest Czech company by the number of employees.
The company was established in 1993, after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways. It is a member of the International Railway Union (UIC Country Code for Czech Republic is 54), Community of European Railways and the Organization for Railways Cooperation (Asia and Europe).
Until 1 July 2008, České dráhy was the biggest employer in the Czech Republic. After experiencing regular losses and requiring government subsidies, the railway reported its first ever profit in 2007 although it receives government subsidies. Attempts to make it more efficient are currently ongoing and a recent plan to move passenger transport to an independent subsidiary was approved by the Czech government in January 2008.
ČD operates trains; fixed infrastructure (such as tracks) is managed by SŽDC. In December 2010, the Czech government proposed bringing SŽDC and ČD together in a single holding company. The government has also changed the subsidies available to ČD and SŽDC.
ČD Cargo, the cargo subsidiary, mainly transports raw materials, intermediate goods and containers. As of 2009, it is ranked in the top five largest railway cargo operators in Europe.
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A. V. Pension Praha - Ubytování Praha
A. V. Pension Praha: příjemný útulný rodinný penzion nabízí ubytování rodinám i obchodníkům v klidné vilové čtvrti jen pár minut od stanice metra Chodov, s výborným spojením do centra Prahy.
Pro naše hosty máme k dispozici osm dvou až tří-lůžkových pokojů.
Všechny pokoje jsou vybaveny minibary, WiFi připojením na Internet, budíkem, fénem, varnou konvicí s hrnečky, kávou a čajem; na přání barevným televizorem se satelitem.
V podkrovních pokojích možnost klimatizace.
Snídaně podáváme formou švédského stolu.
V letním období je v zahradě k dispozici pro osvěžení bazén a posezení na terase.