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Legiovlak: Bringing the Past to Life Across Thirty Czech Cities

Legiovlak: Bringing the Past to Life Across Thirty Czech Cities
photo: Archive RAILTARGET/Legiovlak: Bringing the Past to Life Across Thirty Czech Cities
24 / 05 / 2023

Lovers of historical railway vehicles could share a great experience. They had a great time during the Legiovlak tour of the Czech Republic. The main aim of the tour was to bring the famous history of the Legionnaires to the public and to interactively educate schoolchildren about the 20th century.

The Legiovlak (Legion train) travelled through the Czech Republic to bring the glorious history of the Legionnaires to the public. It consisted of fourteen reconstructed carriages, including a field post carriage, a 'těpluška', a regimental store, a lodging carriage, a film carriage, a tailor's carriage, a medical carriage, a staff carriage and a command carriage. Up to thirty soldiers could be accommodated in the 'tepee', serving as a dormitory. In 1918-1920, this train was used as a mobile barracks to transport tens of thousands of Czechoslovak Legionnaires along the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Visitors to the tour had the opportunity to see authentic replicas of the equipment, legionnaires in period uniforms, as well as see original equipment and hundreds of photographs depicting the Czechoslovak Legion. The train was accessible in thirty cities where visitors could view this unique historical attraction.

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