Czech Railways to be fined by Olomouc region

Joint-stock company Czech Railways will, for the first time, be fined by regional authorities for delays of trains subsidised from the regional budget. The region involved is that of Olomouc, in Moravia. The company is to be fined 5.5 million crowns in line with a contract on railway transport and provisions for sanctions included. Regional councillor Petr Polasek made the news public on Friday. He said the situation with railway transport had become critical, citing 60 late trains in the region in May, and 50 in September.