First switch of Czech rail to alternating current completed
Locomotive 151 and electric unit 471 in Přerov. Image: Czech Railways
Czech Infrastructure manager Správa Železnic completed the switching of the traction power supply to alternating current between Nedakonice and Říkovice on the Breclav – Přerov corridor this Friday. The first project for the conversion of power supply systems on domestic lines is now on to the final phase of trial operation. The switch means that operator Leo Express can no longer run their trains on the line, however.
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