RECONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY WAGON "SLOVAK SHOT"

In August 2019, we were approached by the Ostrava upholstery company EXCORDE OSTRAVA - Mr. and Mrs. Kupkov, who are the owners of this company, if there was an opportunity in our company to design and produce a plush fabric that will be used to reconstruct the upholstery of the seats in the "Slovak Strela" railway car. as part of the reconstruction of this car.

Mr. and Mrs. Kupka contacted several Czech and foreign manufacturers of upholstery materials. However, no company promised them the implementation of this project either for technological, time or quantitative reasons. Our company promised EXCORDE cooperation on design and subsequent production.
To create the appropriate pattern, we were only provided with a black-and-white period photo of the car, from which we together derived the color and pattern of the upholstery plush. In the first stage of production preparation, we created a technical prototype of the fabric pattern, which was then approved by the ČMŽO workers, restorers and the EXCORDE company. After the subsequent approval of the pattern and color, a complete order of upholstery plush was produced.

In the 2nd phase of textile patterning for the reconstruction of the railway car, we then patterned and then produced the window curtains. The development of the pattern was similar to the production of plush car seats.

A few interesting facts about the railway car "Slovak Strela"
- the railway motor car was manufactured by the company TATRA KOŘIVNICE in 1936
- for its time, the car had several unique technical solutions and patents
- type designation is TATRA 68
- only 2 pieces were produced
- named after the route they traveled on (Bratislava – Prague)
- the total journey time was 4 hours 18 minutes (Prague – Bratislava), this time was surpassed only at the beginning of the 21st century by EUROCITY and PENDOLINO trains
- for its time, the car excelled in terms of comfort and speed
- the first car was taken out of service in 1953, the second in 1960