ceske drahy

Česk drhy (Czech Railways, also known as ČD or CD) is the main railway operator of the Czech Republic and provides passenger and freight service via state owned rail tracks. It is a significant company in an international railway transport and a member of important European and world institutions, e.g. the International Railway Union, Community of European Railways and the Organization for Railways Cooperation (Asia and Europe).

History

Česk drhy is the continuation of more than 160 years of railway tradition in Bohemia. Historic milestones of her evolution contains many primacy.

1828: first horse drawn railway in Europe: Česk Budějovice - Linz
1839: first steam-engine railway: Vienna - Břeclav
1903: first normal-gauge electrified railway-track
1918: founded Československ sttn drhy (ČSD or CSD) (English: Czechoslovak state railways)
1991: started traffic of EuroCity (EC) trains on ČSD railways
1993: founded Česk drhy (ČD or CD) after breaking of Czechoslovakia
1993: started renovation of spinal tracks - railways corridors
1994: started truck transportation ("RoLa") on ČD railways: Lovosice - Dresden
2003: founded Česk drhy (Czech Railways), joint stock company

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