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ČD and ČD Cargo as the cornerstones, alongside private long-distance and freight operators that also run cross-border services.
18 operators
Companies running long-distance passenger trains – from InterCity to night trains.
České dráhy, a.s. (ČD)
České dráhy, a.s. (ČD) is the Czech state railway. This page shows how to read the numbers and letters on passenger coaches – the underrated spotting skill.
Leo Express s.r.o.
Leo Express s.r.o. is a Czech passenger transport company. On busy routes it's one of several operators – a stroke of luck for spotters.
RegioJet a.s.
RegioJet a.s. is a Czech passenger operator. Anyone who follows its trains across the country runs into a peculiarity: Czechia has two electrification systems.
Operators of regional, S-Bahn (suburban) and urban rapid transit services, usually under public service contracts.
ARRIVA vlaky s.r.o.
ARRIVA vlaky s.r.o. is a Czech railway operator in passenger transport. “Vlaky” simply means “trains” – the legal form s.r.o. corresponds to a private limited company.
České dráhy (ČD)
České dráhy (ČD) is the Czech state railway. Anyone wanting to identify its vehicles quickly runs into nicknames dating back to the old class-letter system.
Die Länderbahn CZ s.r.o. (GWTR / Trilex CZ)
Die Länderbahn CZ s.r.o. is a Czech railway operator in regional passenger services. Alongside its registered name, the entry also carries two commonly used short forms.
ŽSSK – Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko, a.s.
ŽSSK stands for Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko – by its name a Slovak passenger railway company. This database lists the entry under Czechia.
Freight railways and logistics companies – from block trains in transit to serving individual sidings.
AWT – Advanced World Transport a.s.
AWT – Advanced World Transport a.s. is a Czech freight operator. If you document its trains, you'll meet vehicles that in everyday use go almost exclusively by nicknames.
ČD Cargo, a.s.
ČD Cargo, a.s. is the freight company associated with the Czech state railway. If you want to identify its trains, there's no getting round the Czech class scheme.
CER Cargo Holding SE (CZ-Betrieb)
CER Cargo Holding SE carries a European legal form in its name. SE stands for Societas Europaea – an EU-wide company form, not a Czech speciality.
EP Cargo a.s.
EP Cargo a.s. is a Czech freight operator. Anyone tracking its trains runs into a peculiarity of the country: two electrification systems with changeover points inland.
IDS Cargo a.s.
IDS Cargo a.s. is a Czech freight operator. Anyone researching the Czech rail scene runs into special characters that get lost in search boxes and databases.
Loko Trans s.r.o.
Loko Trans s.r.o. carries a name built from two building blocks. This page shows you how to read Czech rail company names – and where the limits of that reading lie.
METRANS Rail s.r.o.
METRANS Rail s.r.o. is a Czech freight railway. Its diacritic-free name makes it a counterexample to one of the most annoying research problems in central Europe.
Rail Cargo Carrier – Czech Republic s.r.o.
Rail Cargo Carrier – Czech Republic s.r.o. combines English name components with a Czech legal-form suffix. There's a lot to learn from exactly that.
Unipetrol Doprava s.r.o.
Unipetrol Doprava s.r.o. carries the Czech word for transport in its name. The entry stands for rail operations around a petrochemical site.
Companies for track construction, maintenance, track recording runs and engineering train logistics.
Associations and companies operating historic vehicles and tourist services.
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