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Kolinska reparska drazka/Kolin sugar-beet’s groove Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 7/25/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

[CZ]

Tato drive-in cache Vas dovede k objektu rekonstruovane uzkorozchodne zeleznice pobliz Kolina.

Trocha historie:
Kolinska reparska drazka postavena v roce 1894 byla nejstarsi reparskou drazkou v Cechach. Vedla z Kolinskeho cukrovaru, ktery stal v miste dnesni Elektrarny Kolin a.s., do Frantiskova (Ovcary), do Bychor a az do Jestrabi Lhoty. Celkova delka trati dosahla 10,6 km, odbocka do Frantiskova merila dalsich 0,9 km. Ke svemu ucelu slouzila drazka temer 70 let. V 60. letech 20. stoleti byla zrusena. Provoz reparskych vlaku zabezpecovaly puvodne parni lokomotivy, pozdeji motorove dvounapravove B 600/70 a BN 60. Vagony uvezly az 8 tun repy.


Soucasnost:
V soucasnosti si o weekendu muzete prohlednout zrekonstruovane nadrazi, vytopnu a pripadne se projet vlackem tazenym parni nebo dieselovou lokomotivou.

Vice informaci o provozni dobe a jizdnich radech naleznete na: (https://reparskadrazka.cz)

Cache je umistena vne arealu a je trvale pristupna bez nutnosti vstupu na oploceny soukromy pozemek

Vzhledem k tomu, ze se jedna o znacne frekventovane misto, prosime o opetovne dukladne zamaskovani cache a obezretnost pri vyzvedavani a ukladani.
Cache je plastovy Lock&Lock box 15x10x20 cm.


[EN]

This drive-in cache takes you to the object reconstructed narrow gauge railway off Kolin.

A little bit of history:
Kolin sugar-beet’s groove was built up in year 1894 and was the oldest sugar-beet’s groove in Czech Republic. It led from Kolin´s sugar refinery, witch was situated in the place present Power Station Kolin a.s., to Frantiskov (Ovcary), to Bychory and up to Jestrabi Lhota. Overall length of the track reached 10,6 km, the junction to Frantiskov measured next 0,9 km. For its purpose the groove served almost 70 years. In 60th years 20th century was abolished. Service the sugar-beet’s trains supplied originally steam locomotive, later engine’s four-wheel-wagon B 600/70 and BN 60. This wagons brought in up to eight ton of the sugar-beets.

Now you can take a view of reconstructed railway station, heating plant and eventually take a riding by choo-choo train drownig by the steam or diesel locomotive.

More information about operation time and timetable you can found in: (https://reparskadrazka.cz)

Cache is situated outside of the area and it is constantly available without urgency of entry to fenced private area

With a view to very frequented place, we appeal on cover-up of cache and discretion by collection and nesting.
Cache is plastic Lock&Lock box 15x10x20 cm.

Additional Hints (No hints available.)