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Narrow-gauge railways in the Czech Republic

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T47.015 with train from Obrataň to Jindřichův Hradec

The Czech Republic formerly had a large number of narrow-gauge railways. Apart from the public lines listed below, there were many non-public industrial, forest and agricultural narrow-gauge systems; only a few of these are still running.

Current public lines

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  • ObrataňJindřichův HradecNová Bystřice; gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in), total length 79 km, 30 stations and stops, partly operated by steam locomotives, maximum permitted speed 50 km/h, privately owned by JHMD
  • Třemešná ve Slezsku–Osoblaha; gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in), total length 20 km, maximum permitted speed 40 km/h, infrastructure operator is Správa železnic, regular passenger trains are operated by České dráhy
  • Liberec–Jablonec nad Nisou; 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge, operated by trams

Abandoned public lines

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References

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  • Grimes, Michael (October–November 2016). "A Czech narrow gauge steam survivor". Locomotives International (104): 56–59. ISSN 1353-7091.