Urbex - Opuštěná továrna ČKD (Kolbenka)/Abandoned ČKD factory [Prague, Czech republic]
Ačkoliv v této továrně nezůstalo již z původní výroby vůbec nic, tato monstrózní hala má svou nezaměnitelnou atmosféru.
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Although there is nothing left in this factory from the original production, this gigantic hall still has it's unmistakeable feeling.
Music: Kai Engel - Nothing
Czech Republic: On board a CD Praha to Cercany train hauled by a Class 749 (Grumpy) diesel loco
Czech Republic: A selection of clips recorded on board a CD passenger train hauled by a Class 749 (Grumpy) diesel loco (number 749 121). The train was Os9057, the 0922 from Praha Hh.n. to Cercany. Clips recorded 2nd July 2017.
Clip 1 - Departing from Praha hl.n. station.
Clip 2 (0:48) - Departing from Praha-Vrsovice station.
Clip 3 (1:53) - Departing from Jílové u Prahy station
Clip 4 (2:33) - Departing from Pecerady station.
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Čerčany is a village in Benešov District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic.
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Benešov District (Okres Benešov in Czech) is a district (okres) within Central Bohemian Region (Středočeský kraj) of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Benešov.
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Zruč nad Sázavou is a small town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, in the Kutná Hora District.
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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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Start of this year´s season at the Military Technical Museum Lešany (HD)
Start of this year´s season at the Military Technical Museum Lešany - show called Armoured day The Military Technical Museum of the Military History Institute in Prague has been located since 1996 in the former artillery barracks between Krhanice and Lešany, near Týnec nad Sázavou. Currently, the exposition contains over 350 historic tanks, cannons, motorcycles, armored vehicles, trucks and military passenger vehicles, manufactured in the period from 1890 up to present. The collections are presented in 8 halls, 6 roofed areas and also in the open air.
By the quantity and contents of its collection, with many items unique in the world, the museum is one of the most important European institutions of its kind. The unique part is particularly the collection of the Czechoslovak military transport vehicles from 1918 to 1939, and the collection of Škoda cannons. By the concept of the exposition, the museum follows new trends of presentation of technical collections. From the very start, the museum has followed the pattern of British museums that set the trends in the current development of the museology. Regular replacements of the exhibits every year, their impressive presentation in motion, and the gradual improvement of the exhibition areas all that helps the visitors better understand the issues of the Czechoslovak military technical history. Every year, when the museum opens as well as during the summer season (every last saturday in August - Tank day), our LEŠANY ARENA hosts numerous events presenting the historic technology in motion.
The museum is open during the summer season in the following hours:
In June and September 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM (weekends only), in July and August 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM (Tuesday through Sunday)
This year the museum is open on 22.5. by special action: Armoured day.
You are kindly invited to visit us on 28. 8. 2010, there will be a show called Tank day at the museum area.
Admission is free of charge.
How to get to the museum:
Car: 1) Prague - highway D1 direct to Brno - exit Velké popovice - Babice - Lešany u Týnce nad Sázavou 2) Prague direction Jesenice - Jílové u Prahy - Kamenný Přívoz - Prosečnice - Krhanice - Lešany
Train: Take the ride from the railway station Praha Hlavní nádraží, or Praha Vršovice, or Praha Bráník, direction Týnec nad Sázavou, to the Krhanice station, and then walk 500 meters over the bridge to the museum (the popular Sázava Pacific Line goes through the picturesque valley of the Sázava River).