Emergency brake

You pull the cord, a bang sounds, then a hiss, and the train brakes sharply. The train guard comes running, and at that very moment, the real fun begins. Private Josef Švejk knew this already. Writer František Tylšar knows it well too. He is, after all, the 'Writer on the Rails', and the railway is his daily bread.
For two years, his texts were published in the magazine Železničář (The Railwayman), bringing a smile to many a face. With his characteristic humour, he discusses everyday situations as well as extraordinary events that might happen at most once every ten timetables.