It's difficult to believe that this is the most important line in the Czech Republic. On the scenic section between Usti nad Orlici and Brandys nad Orlici upgrading work has yet to begin. ZSSK's 350.011 pushed the weeds aside east of Brandys with train EC172, the 10:34 Wien - Hamburg on 12 July. For once, the cloud cleared just in time, rather than just after the train had gone.