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New Baltic Express Will Cut Travel Time

19.08.2024

New Baltic Express Will Cut Travel Time from Prague to Gdańsk by Three Hours

Czech Railways (ČD) have announced the launch of a new express route, Baltic Express, set to begin operation in 2025, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Czech Republic Upgrades Railway Section to Germany

06.08.2024

€1.7 Million Project: Czech Republic Upgrades Railway Section to Germany

Czech Republic Selects Project Companies for the Domažlice - Germany Border Railway Section, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
First ComfortJet Train from Siemens Mobility and Skoda Group

03.07.2024

Czech Railway Company ČD Introduces First ComfortJet Train from Siemens Mobility and Skoda Group

The Czech railway company ČD has made a significant leap forward in modernizing its rolling stock by introducing the first push-pull train under the ComfortJet brand, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
ČD Cargo acquired two locomotives

10.06.2024

ČD Cargo acquired two CZ Loko EffiLiner 1600 locomotives

With financial support from UniCredit Leasing, ČD Cargo acquired two more CZ Loko EffiLiner 1600 Class 753. 6 Bizon diesel-electric locomotives, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
CD Cargo

11.05.2024

ČD is investing €480 million in the technical maintenance of trains

The news of ČD's plans to invest €480 million in developing its train maintenance enterprise by 2031 is generating interest in the prospects of the railway industry in the Czech Republic, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
České dráhy in 2023 ended with a profit

01.05.2024

České dráhy in 2023 ended with a profit of nearly 4 billion crowns

České Dráhy ended 2023 with a profit of almost 4 billion Czech crowns, which is 3. 4 billion crowns more than the previous year.
The cog railway upgrade in the Czech Republic

22.02.2024

The cog railway upgrade in the Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, work is underway to upgrade the Tanvald - Korenov cog railway, which is part of a cross-border corridor between Liberec and the Polish town of Jelenia Góra, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Crisis on Czech railways

30.01.2024

Crisis on Czech railways

The Czech Railways is grappling with a shortage of wagons and delays in their repairs, leading to disruptions in long-distance transportation, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
testing fuel made from vegetable oils

26.12.2023

The Czech Railway will commence testing fuel made from vegetable oils

The Czech Railway and Orlen Unipetrol will trial biofuel derived from vegetable oils, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
Collision of freight trains

04.12.2023

Czech Republic: Collision of freight trains between Pardubice and Olomouc

The Pardubice Region Fire Service reports a collision between two freight trains near the Česká Třebová station, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
restaurant car

11.11.2023

Czech ČD presented a restaurant car

Czech ČD unveiled the dining car of the push-pull ComfortJet train from Siemens Mobility and Skoda Group, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
diesel trains

08.11.2023

ČD has ordered an additional 30 two-car diesel trains Regio 160

The Czech carrier ČD has exercised its option for the fourth time and ordered another 30 two-car diesel trains Regio 160 from the Polish company Pesa, with a total value of over €121 million, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.