ACCESSORIES, Page 7
Motor unit 844, officialy named RegioShark in Czech Republic, but mostly known as „Žralok“ („Shark“ in English), is relatively new addition to Czech railway family.
Originally the 742 locomotives were created as a short-term solution before new machines were about to arrive. In the end, the 742 – nicknamed „Bangle“ - became the most...
This locomotive, nicknamed Sergej in the Czech Republic, Taigatrommel in Germany and Gagarin in Poland, is powerful, loved, hated and damn noisy. A...
M152 railcar, which was renamed in 1988 to Class 810.
Powerful, universal, versatile, but most importantly reliable. These are all features of a locomotive called “ESO” (Ace). This locomotive can deal with...
Slovenská Strela – cherry-coloured beauty with a golden roof, born in July 1936. The ancestor of today’s Pendolino that turns the head of many railway workers for...
“Vršovický Čtyřkolák” or for someone simply “Dvojka”. Locomotive, which was created in 1936 by the reconstruction of Class 434.0148.
It is rightly called “Rakušanka” (Austrian). In its birth certificate, it is written in black and white – manufactured in 1961 at the SGP Floridsdorf Wien locomotive...
This iconic train unit has received many nicknames, such as “Panťák, “Žába” and “Emilka”.
A popular electric locomotive of Class 230 with a two-axle bogie. Thanks to the large fibreglass laminate panels that were used for the production of the driver’s cab,...
“Bardotka”, “Berta” or “Zamračená” (Frowny) – it depends on your imagination, what comes to mind when looking at the face of this locomotive. It is one of the most...
“Kafemlejnek” or “Třistadesítka” are nicknames for the small 0-6-0 tender locomotive with a bulbous chimney and a high steam dome just behind the chimney....
