''Progress'' was an
express train
An express train is a type of passenger train that makes few or no stops between its origin and destination stations, usually major destinations, providing faster service than local trains that stop at many or all of the stations along their ...
between
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
, then the capital of Czechoslovakia, and the
German Democratic Republic
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
(GDR).
Introduced in 1974, ''Progress'' went through a number of iterations, and also endured a one-year period off the rails, until it ceased running altogether in about 1990.
History
''Progress'' first ran in 1974. Initially, it was
categorised as a
Schnellzug
A ''Schnellzug'' is an express train in German-speaking countries. The term is used both generically and also as a specific train type. In Germany and Austria it is also referred to colloquially as a ''D-Zug'', a short form of ''Durchgangszug'' ...
, D76/77, and ran between
Praha-Holešovice in Prague and
Berlin-Lichtenberg
Lichtenberg () is a quarter (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the homonymous borough (''Bezirk'') of Lichtenberg. Until 2001 it was an autonomous district with the localities of Fennpfuhl, Rummelsburg, Friedrichsfelde and Karlshorst.
History
The ...
in
East Berlin
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, GDR.
In 1986, ''Progress'' was recategorised as one of the new top-of-the-line ''
Interexpress'' services, and renumbered as IEx 78/79. Its route remained as before.
''Progress'' ran as an ''Interexpress'' only until 1988, when it disappeared from the timetable.
The following year, ''Progress'' was revived, and its route extended further north, from East Berlin to
Rostock Hauptbahnhof
Rostock Hauptbahnhof, also Rostock Central Station (from 1896 until the turn of the 20th century called ''Rostock Central-Bahnhof''), is the main railway station in the Germany, German city of Rostock. It is situated well to the south of the city ...
in
Rostock
Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...
, GDR. However, it was soon discontinued once again.
See also
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History of rail transport in the Czech Republic
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History of rail transport in Germany
The history of rail transport in Germany can be traced back to the 16th century. The earliest form of railways, wagonways, were developed in Germany in the 16th century. Modern German rail history officially began with the opening of the steam-pow ...
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List of named passenger trains of Europe
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References
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External links
Private web page– about the history of the DR's international trains 1977 to 1993
– about the history of the IEx trains
{{Interexpress trains
International named passenger trains
Named passenger trains of Germany
Named passenger trains of the Czech Republic
Railway services introduced in 1974