Postcards, Page 3
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....
“Brejlovec” (Goggles), “Brejlák” or for our Slovak-speaking neighbours “Okuliarnik”. All these are nicknames for a diesel, box-type four-axle locomotive with electric power...
“Malá sestra od Bobiny” (Little sister of Bobina) for some people, “Kapesní Bobinka” (Pocket Bobinka) for the other. This small likeable locomotive earned these nicknames...
