Trip to Czech Republic and Poland - October 2000
including travelling via Austria
The main Czech and Polish parts of this trip were organised by GIL Incentive- und Bildungsreisen, Odenwaldstraße 68, D-69124 Heidelberg, Germany ('phone +49 6221 374069) with the help of České Dráhy - Cestovní Kancelář, Hybernská 5, 1100 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic ('phone +420 2 2421 9805); many thanks are due them and their staff for an excellent weekend.
Operating Company Abbreviations:
- ČD - České Drahy (Czech Railways)
- DPO - Dopravní podník Ostrava a.s. (Ostrava public transport operator)
- ÖBB - Österreichishe Bundesbahn (Austrian Federal Railways)
- PKP - Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish National Railways)
- SM - Serco Metrolink (operator of Greater Manchester Metrolink)
- WL - Wiener Linien (Wien public transport operator)
| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
Tuesday 24th October 2000
| Timperley | 17:35 | SM tram 1017 | ||
| Altrincham | 17:39 | 17:41 | Taxi | |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) T1 | 17:56 | 19:05 | NG166 | Lauda Air Canadair Regional Jet OE-LRB dep 27 late |
| Wien Schwechat Airport (VIE) | 22:51 | 23:10 | Vienna Airport Lines bus BD 5017 | |
| City Air Terminal | 23:30 | |||
| Wien Mitte | 23:36 | 'U3' | WL U-Bahn | |
| Westbahnhof | 23:45 | |||
| New track today: none. | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Fürstenhof, opposite Wien Westbf | ||||
Wednesday 25th October 2000
| Westbf | 08:31 | '18' | WL tram 4503+1201 | |
| Wien Südbf | 08:48 | 09:25 | EC104 | ÖBB EL 1014 003-6 |
| * Břeclav | 10:25 | 10:35 | ČD EL 363009-2 dep 5 late | |
| Many sections of engineering operations and slow running | ||||
| * Huštĕnovice | 11:30 | 11:33 | ČD DL 771 170-8 dragging EL to | |
| * Napajedla | 11:40 | 11:47 | ||
| Ostrava-Svinov | 13:14 | arr 13 late | ||
| Ostrava-Svinov | 13:36 | 3023 | ČD EMU 460 007/8 set | |
| Český Tĕšín | 14:27 | 15:12 | 330 | PKP EL EU07-539 ran 8 late |
| Cieszyn | 15:17 | |||
| walk through town across border | ||||
| Český Tĕšín | 15:59 | 2914 | ČD EL 162 020-2 | |
| Bohumín | 16:39 | 17:25 | 3366 | ČD DR 810 444-0 |
| Chałupki | 17:33 | 17:55 | 3369 | ČD DR 810 444-0 |
| Bohumín | 18:03 | 18:36 | 2921 | ČD EMU 460 020/019 set |
| Dĕtmarovice | 18:44 | 18:50 | 13023 | ČD DR 810 420-0 |
| Petrovice u Karviné | 18:58 | 19:05 | 13026 | ČD DR 810 420-0 |
| Bohumín | 19:30 | 19:48 | 3318 | ČD EL 162 020-2 |
| Ostrava hl.n. | 19:59 | 20:05 | '2' | DPO tram 752+740 |
| Hotel Dům Jindřich | 20:11 | |||
| Plynorany | 20:49 | '2' | DPO tram 1509 | |
| Námĕsti Republiky | 20:56 | 20:59 | '12' | DPO tram 1205 |
| Elektra | 21:01 | |||
| New track today: Haviřov - Český Tĕšín eastbound, Český Tĕšín - Cieszyn, Bohumín - Chałupki, Dĕtmarovice - Petrovice u Karviné | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Dům Jindřich, Nádražní 66, Ostrava 1 (2 nights) | ||||
Thursday 26th October 2000
| Hotel Dům Jindřich | 08:16 | '1' | DPO tram 727+735 | |
| Ostrava hl.n. | 08:22 | 08:45 | special | DR 131.1549 |
| via Bohumín (reverse 09:00/20) - Odb. Pudlov (rev 09:25/27) - Bohumín-Vrbice - Ostrava-Hrušov (rev 09:49/10:00) - Odb. Rychvald (rev 10:13/20) - Bohumín km 348,6 (rev 10:27/29) - Orlová - Doubrava (rev 11:09/14) - Důl Lazy (rev 11:31/36) - Doubrava - Karviná-Doly - Důl Darkov - Odb. Stonava - Louky nad Olší (rev on goods line 12:19/24) - Odb. Stonava - Karviná-Doly direct - Ústřední závod Karviná - Prostřední Suchá (rev 13:18/22) - Důl 9. kvĕten (rev 13:31/40) - Prostřední Suchá - Havířov sidings - Fučik 1 (rev 14:27/33) - Havířov sidings (rev 14:45/48) - Havířov (rev 14:51/15:20, refreshment break) - Albrechtice u Českého Tĕšína - Důl ČSM jih - Důl ČSM sever - Karviná-Doly (15:39/16:21) - ČSA - Doubrava (16:40/41) - Orlová-nádraží Poruba - Michálkovice - Josefova jáma - Zárubek - Ostrava střed | ||||
| Ostrava uhelné nádraží (=Ostrava hl.n. Frydlant platform) | 17:22 | arr 22 late | ||
| Ostrava hl.n. | 17:36 | '102' | DPO trolleybus 3504 | |
| Zimní Stadion | 17:49 | 17:52 | '104' | DPO trolleybus 3220 |
| Námĕsti Republiky | 17:53 | 18:00 | '8' | DPO tram 912+908 |
| Hotel Dům Jindřich | 18:06 | |||
| New track today: | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Dům Jindřich, Ostrava | ||||
Friday 27th October 2000
| Hotel Dům Jindřich | 07:07 | '4' | DPO tram 985+989 | |
| Ostrava hl.n. | 07:13 | |||
| Ostrava uhelné nádraží | 07:30 | special | DR 131.1549 | |
| via Ostrava střed - Zárubek - Nová huť works tour: [Vh n. - Osobní n. - Severní n. - Ostrava-Kunčice sidings - Kn n. - Sb n. - Ostrava-Bartovice sidings (rev) - Sb n. (rev) - Uhelné n. - Severní n.] - direct connection to Vítkovice steelworks - works tour: [Vítkovice východní n. - západní n. - dílny/depot (rev, short ride on 760mm gauge DL DH200.0507) - válcovna (3x rev) - západní n. - východní n. - dolní n. (rev) - Hrabová (rev) - dolní n. - odjezdová skupina] - Ostrava střed (rev 11:51/59, 54 late) - Ostrava-Kunčice - Vratimov - Důl Paskov - Důl Staříč (rev 12:37/49, 44 late) - Vratimov - Ostrava-Kunčice - Ostrava-Vítkovice - Odb. Odra - Ostrava-Svinov - Ostrava hl.n. pravé n. - through goods line - Ostrava hl.n. osobní n. (13:54) - Bohumín (rev 14:00/16) - shunt to beyond km 348,6 (rev 14:24/26) - east end of yard (rev 14:38/39) - Bohumín (rev 14:46/15:15 refreshment break) - Dĕtmarovice - Elektrárna Dĕtmarovice (rev 15:34/40) - Dĕtmarovice (rev 15:54/59) - Karviná hl.n. (rev 16:10/16) - Odb. Koukolná - Odb. Závada - Petrovice u Karviné (rev 16:30/36) - Karviná město (end of line, rev 16:50/56) | ||||
| Petrovice u Karviné | 17:15 | 18:25 | Ex109 | PKP EL EP09-034 dep 26 late |
| via Czechowice-Dziedzice avoiding line | ||||
| Katowice | 19:45 | arr 11 late | ||
| New track today: Ostrava-Kunčice - Vratimov, Petrovice u Karviné - Czechowice-Dziedzice avoiding line - Katowice | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Polonia, ul. Kochanowskiego 3, Katowice (5 minutes from station) | ||||
Saturday 28th October 2000
| Katowice | 07:10 | special | PKP DL SM42 950+C, run round at all reversals | |
| via Myslowice - Sosnowiec Jęzor - Dorata p.odg. - Dąbrowa Górnicza (DG) Płudniowa (unable to reverse here) - DG Huta Katowice - DG Ząbkowice (rev 08:17/31) - DG Huta Katowice - DG Płudniowa - Dorata p.odg. (36 late) - Sosnowiec Maczki - Jaworzno Szczakowa JSB - JSE (east side yard) - JSC - Pieczyska p.odg. - Cięzkowice (rev 09:10/19, 43 late) - Pieczyska p.odg. - Jaworzno Szczakowa - Jaworzno - Jaworzno Szczakowa Sobieski PBSZ (rev 10:03/19, 49 late) - Jaworzno - Jaworzno Szczakowa Osobowa (rev 10:50/11:12) - Sosnowiec Maczki - Dorata p.odg. - DG Wschodnia (rev 11:22/31, 52 late) - DG Strzemieszyce - DG Huta Katowice - DG Ząbkowice (rev 11:44/56) - DG Pieklo p.odg. - Będzin Łagisza - Będzin Grodziec (~15km) (rev 12:30/12:50, 64 late) - DG Pieklo p.odg. - DG Ząbkowice - goods line - Łazy east end (rev 14:00/08) - Przemiarki p.odg. - Okradzionów p.odg. - DG Towarowa DTA - DG Towarowa (rev 14:40/14:53) - Koziol p.odg. - DG Wschodnia (rev 15:11/22, 66 late) - Koziol p.odg. - Okradzionów p.odg. - Przemiarki p.odg. - Łazy east end (rev 15:52/16:04) - main line - DG Ząbkowice - DG - Będzin - Sosnowiec Główny - Sosnowiec Południowy - Sosnowiec Dańdówka - Juliusz PBSZ - Dorata p.odg. - DG Wschodnia (rev 17:03/18, 66 late) - Dorata p.odg. - Sosnowiec Maczki - Dingoszyn p.odg. - Sosnowiec Jęzor - Myslowice (17:38, 35 late) - Szabelnia p.odg. - Katowice Szopienice Polnocne - Katowice Dąbrówka Mala - Siemianowice Śłąskie - Wanda PBSZ | ||||
| Chorzów Stary | 18:13 | 18:48 | 4741 | PKP EMU EN57-1020+1010 |
| Tarnowskie Góry | 19:40 | |||
| New track today: all passenger routes done by the special train | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Olimpijski, ul. Korczaka 23, Tarnowskie Góry (15 minutes walk from station) | ||||
Sunday 29th October 2000
| Tarnowskie Góry | 06:50 | special | PKP EMU EN57-803 | |
| via double rev to gain correct route - Tworóg (07:20, 15 late) - Borowiany p.odg. - Krupski Młyn p.odg. - Dronowiczki p.odg - Lubliniec (rev 08:05/09, 19 late) - Jawornica p.odg. - Kochanowice (rev 08:20/24, 17 late) - Jawornica p.odg. - Dronowiczki p.odg - Krupski Młyn p.odg. - Czarków - Toszek Pólnoc - Paczyna - Pyskowice (rev 09:14/18, 12 late) - Paczyna - Toszek Pólnoc (rev 09:30/34, 6 late) - Kanal - Rudziniec Glíwicki - Slawięcice - Nowa Wieś p.odg. - Stare Koźle p.odg. | ||||
| Bierawa | 10:30 | 10:58 | 99923 | PKP EMU EN57-1310+647 |
| Chałupki | 11:55 | |||
| walk ~1km across border | ||||
| Stare Bohumín nám. Svoboda | 13:00 | ČSAD bus KA 0845 | ||
| Ostrava ÚAN | 13:40 | 5 mins walk | ||
| Ostrava-střed | 14:17 | 3150 | ČD DR 943 001-8+T+843 024-1 | |
| Frýdek-Mistek | 14:57 | 15:25 | 3131 | ČD DL 754 040-4 |
| Ostrava-Kunčice | 15:44 | 15:48 | 3028 | ČD EMU 460 027/028 set |
| Ostrava-Svinov | 16:01 | 16:16 | 734 | ČD EL 363 171-0 dep 15 late |
| via Holubice - Blažovice route | ||||
| Brno hl.n. | 19:07 | arr 18 late | ||
| New track today: all passenger routes done by the PKP special train, Bierawa - Chałupki, Vratimov - Frýdek-Mistek (last section of ČD passenger track) | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Grand, opposite Brno hl.n. | ||||
Monday 30th October 2000
| Brno hl.n. | 06:41 | 4903 | ČD EMU 560 007/8 set | |
| Břeclav | 07:30 | 08:12 | 2313 | ÖBB EL 1014 003-6 |
| Floridsdorf | 09:22 | 09:49 | 'S2' | ÖBB EMU 4020 057+086 sets 18/14 late |
| Mistelbach | 10:44 | 10:58 | 2440 | ÖBB DR 5047 050-9 |
| via reversal at Laa a.d. Thaya | ||||
| Laa a.d. Thaya Stadt | 11:32 | 12:13 | 2441 | ÖBB DR 5047 050-9 |
| via reversal at Laa a.d. Thaya | ||||
| Mistelbach | 12:48 | 13:58 | 'S2' | ÖBB EMU 4020 102+027 sets 11 late |
| Floridsdorf | 14:59 | 15:04 | 'S' | ÖBB EMU 4020 009+059 sets |
| Wien Mitte | 15:18 | |||
| City Air Terminal | 15:30 | Vienna Airport Lines bus | ||
| Wien Schwechat Airport (VIE) | 15:51 | 17:15 | NG165 | Lauda Air Canadair Regional Jet OE-LRB dep 27 late |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) T1 | 18:55 | 19:14 | FNW DMU class 142 + class 156 | |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 19:40 | 19:52 | SM tram 1005 | |
| G Mex | 20:02 | 20:08 | SM tram 1012 | |
| Timperley | 20:29 | |||
| New track today: Obersdorf-Pillichsdorf - Laa a.d. Thaya Stadt | ||||
Tickets used: single journey tickets as required.