Czech rail records

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This is the list of Czech rail records. Dates in brackets indicate when the record was reached or when the railway infrastructure was put into operation.

First horse-drawn railway

Railway České Budějovice–Linz, first public railway in continental Europe, with length 120 km and rail gauge {{RailGauge|1106 mm}}, section České Budějovice–Kerschbaum put into operation on 30 September 1828,SŽDC, [http://www.szdc.cz/en/o-nas/zeleznice-cr/rail-network-history.pdf History of our Railway in a Nutshell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718185245/http://www.szdc.cz/en/o-nas/zeleznice-cr/rail-network-history.pdf |date=2011-07-18 }} the rest opened on 1 August 1832.

First railway (steam powered)

First section of the North railway from Vienna to Břeclav and its branch from Břeclav to Brno (7 July 1839)

Maximum gradient of a rail line

Gradient 58 ‰ on cog railway Tanvald–Kořenov (30 June 1902)

The lowest railway station

Station Dolní Žleb, 127 m above sea level, on cross-border line Děčín–Bad Schandau in valley of the Elbe River (8 April 1851)

The highest railway station

Station Kubova Huť, {{convert|995|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, on line Strakonice–Volary (15 October 1893)

The longest tunnel

Ejpovice Tunnel, {{convert|4150|m|abbr=on}} long, on line Prague–Plzeň (15 November 2018)

The longest bridge/viaduct

Negrelli Viaduct (also called Karlín Viaduct), {{convert|1111|m|ft|abbr=on}} long, on rail section Prague Masaryk station-Prague Bubny (1 June 1850)

Bridge with the highest span

Míru Bridge (Dolní Loučky), span 110 m, line Břeclav–Havlíčkův Brod (20 December 1953)

The highest bridge/viaduct

Viaduct Červená nad Vltavou, 68 m high, line Tábor–Ražice (21 November 1889)

The highest operating line speed

Speed 160 km/h in sections of transit corridors

The fastest electric rail vehicle

Unit ČD 680.001 Pendolino reached top speed 237 km/h between Brno and Břeclav (18 November 2004)

The fastest electric locomotive

Locomotive 469.4 ČSD, reached top speed 219 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit (5 September 1972).[http://www.prototypy.cz/rady/124/124tx.htm Řada 124 ( E469.4 ) VUZ (in Czech)] Czech built locomotive Škoda Chs200 reach top speed 262 km/h on Oktyabrskaya Railway in Russia (2 December 2006).[http://www.uks.ru/news/loko.jpg Журнал «Локомотив» № 1 Январь 2007 (in Russian)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329043631/http://www.uks.ru/news/loko.jpg |date=29 March 2007}}

The fastest diesel rail vehicle

Locomotive T 499.0002 (759.002), nicknamed Cyclop, reached top speed 178 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit (21 July 1975)

The fastest steam locomotive

Locomotive 498.106 ČSD, nicknamed Albatross, reached top speed 162 km/h on the Velim railway test circuit (27 August 1964){{cite book |last1=Malec|first1=Miroslav|last2=Martínek|first2=Michal|title=Naše lokomotivy |trans-title=Our locomotives|year=1984|publisher=Albatros|location=Prague|language=cs|page=94}}