20.10.2026

The ČD Cargo Photo Contest Has Its Winners

This year’s ČD Cargo Photo Contest attracted 144 photographers, who sent us over 1,100 photos of our trains from all over Europe. Once again, the selection process was not easy, as the quality of the photos continues to improve.

Amid stiff competition, Lukáš Růžička took first place with his retro photo of the “Laminate” 230.001 in the Sázava Valley; second place went to Jirka Petrák for his photo of the “Elektronics” with tank wagons in front of the tunnel in Sychrov. Third place went to Marek Šuma, who captured an empty train set heading to load coal. The winners can look forward to exciting prizes. As has become our tradition, we’ve also decided to reward photographers in the subsequent places with small packages of promotional items. Fourth place goes to David Stanovský for his winter photograph from the Jeseníky Mountains; fifth place goes to Jaroslav Měřínský and his retro “Laminate” locomotive 230.061 on a train from Plzeň to České Budějovice; and the final spot on the honored list went to Petr Malý and his “last-mile train” in Rynoltice.

We’d like to thank the participants for their photos. Many of them will be featured in the ČD Cargo 2027 desk calendar, a copy of which the photographers will, of course, receive. Thanks again to everyone, and we hope you’ll continue to support us! 😊