Broithe Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I suspect that I might be on my own here, but I do have a passing interest in Czech railways. I did go to Derby a couple of years ago, specifically to see Smržovka - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ian.lampkin/smrzovkapage00.html - and very good it was, too. And it's always a handy excuse for Googling "Czech models"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Actually I have two Czech engines... Are you modelling modern Czech railways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosKonay Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 You're a dark horse 201 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) Actually I have two Czech engines... Are you modelling modern Czech railways? Ooh, what'ya got? The 'goggles' ones are nice, but I really like the City Elefant... Edited April 18, 2012 by Broithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I've got an old second hand class 150... I got in a model shop in Berlin for only 39 euro, but it runs perfectly! I also have the piko class 371 which is a nice runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Once travelled from Prague to Krakow by train, lovely scenery along the trip, and some of the Czech diesels sound awesome. Nice video here [video=youtube;ZymsftmDf-Q] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Ooh, what'ya got? The 'goggles' ones are nice, but I really like the City Elefant... The City Elefant looks similar to to the Z20900 EMUs used on SNCF's Paris suburban services... http://www.flickr.com/photos/13039838@N06/5885768170/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Are you planning to have just diesels on your layout? I love the class 371s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 I don't actually have any Czech stuff yet - but I might have the odd diesel eventually, I think. Should be over there at some point this year. Classic Model Shop in Prague is worth a look, if you go. http://www.nelso.com/cz/place/1708/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Yeah I've been there I got 371 there for a 50% discount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Yeah I've been there I got 371 there for a 50% discount!They're good people - prepared to put up with my pidgin Czech - I bought a Tatra 8-wheel tipper kit last time.. There's another good model shop, mostly aircraft, just round the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) This place's even better but it's a bit more expensive so I didn't get anything. http://www.pragomodel.cz/ Edited April 19, 2012 by 201bhoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 There's also another good one called krokodil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 This place's even better but it's a bit more expensive so I didn't get anything. http://www.pragomodel.cz/ They have a stand in Masarykovo station - I've had some good books from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Did you go to Hlavni Nadrazi? I was only there for 5 days but I was happy to see the Prague to Moscow train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Did you go to Hlavni Nadrazi? I was only there for 5 days but I was happy to see the Prague to Moscow train I did, but there was a lot of work going on there at the time, and most of my trains went from Masarykovo, as I stay in Bechovice. There seemed to be no restrictions on where you could go - there were some Japanese spotters there and they were nearly under the wheels!!.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Did you get to see this - http://www.kralovstvi-zeleznic.cz/ - by Andel Metro station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Wow I must have missed that! (to quote Chris Kamara) I was there about 5 years ago. The best display I've ever been to was the LOXX in Berlin although I've heard the misunderstanding in Hamburg is even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Wow I must have missed that! (to quote Chris Kamara) I was there about 5 years ago. The best display I've ever been to was the LOXX in Berlin although I've heard the misunderstanding in Hamburg is even better!It would have been just starting then. The entrance isn't very obvious, let me know if you're going again. It's very like the Miniatur Wunderland, all automated stuff with night-time every quarter of an hour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Sorry I meant to say miniaturwunderland but the computer corrected me to misunderstanding! I've never been there but I imagine it would be very like Berlin except bigger. I'd love to see that in Prague though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Sorry I meant to say miniaturwunderland but the computer corrected me to misunderstanding! I've never been there but I imagine it would be very like Berlin except bigger. I'd love to see that in Prague though...The Prague one is good, it's in the basement of a supermarket and I haven't been for a couple of years, but it was good enough then. There's YouTube videos and a Facebook page, if you like. Strangely enough, I understood your misunderstanding. Tell your mother that you want to go for a weekend in Hamburg!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Haha We're thinking of going to Germany this summer anyway! I think it might be Bavaria but I've heard Munich is great for modellers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfield Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Haha We're thinking of going to Germany this summer anyway! I think it might be Bavaria but I've heard Munich is great for beer! Fixed your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Pivo dělá hezká těla.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Lol I have heard that too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Actually, I must see the Fry Model Railway when it gets put up again... I was looking at some footage on youtube and the 201s don't look like the lima ones. Are they scratchbuilt? Is it good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Actually, I must see the Fry Model Railway when it gets put up again... I was looking at some footage on youtube and the 201s don't look like the lima ones. Are they scratchbuilt? Is it good?It's a bit of a bigger scale, not sure if it's actually O Gauge, but it's something like that, I understand and so I presume that it's at least largely scratch-built.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I never knew that! I'll have to get down and see it when I get the chance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 I never knew that! I'll have to get down and see it when I get the chance...I might be making that up, as I've never actually seen it. There's a good bit on the old site, whilst the search still works.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201bhoy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Right enough thoughit did look pretty big on youtube... you're probably right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blu Bianco Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I've been on a few Czech trains. Their range is quite vast. Their diesel engines are really cool. I would like to think that they will retain diesel for a time to come as they have much heavier passenger and freight flows than us. However, they are upgrading much of their stock. I was on a small local line and they had bright yellow DMU's! It was a quite a (yellow) sight pulling into this sleepy Czech village station (resplendent with hanging baskets and female station master!). They continue to provide services to the public on lines that would have been closed years ago if it were here. Its quite admirable. Their carriages are often the best thing. They are like the ones you see in the old black and white British film, harking back to the compartment days, with the aisle on the outside! The newer 'CityElefant' trains are very comfortable and quite fast also. Do you just have an interest in Czech trains or would Slovakian trains interest you also, since much of its locomotives and rolling stock would be comparable to the Czechs? Although they haven't been as upgraded as much. Other than the Vienna line naturally, which is normally serviced by an OBB train. However, I do very much like the trains in Slovakia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 This is the control room of Království železnic - Railway Kingdom - in Prague. https://www.facebook.com/KralovstviZeleznic/?fref=photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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