Railway fans mark 111th anniversary of electrified railway route

Around 30 travelers in period costumes on Saturday marked the 111th anniversary of the founding of the first electrified railway route in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the so-called 'Bechyňka' from Tábor to Bechyně, boarding an historic train called the Elinka. The route and railway car was the design of renowned inventor Frantíšek Krǐźik. A two-way trip on the historic train cost those who took part 500 crowns.

Author: Jan Velinger