Výtopna
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| Restaurant franchise | |
| Industry | Restaurant chain |
| Founded | Brno |
| Headquarters | Czech Republic |
Number of locations | 5 |
| Website |
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Výtopna is restaurant with model train service, where trainsets bring beverages[1][2] to every customer table. Výtopna is a franchise of five restaurants and coffeehouses in larger cities of the Czech Republic. There is one restaurant each in Prague and Orlová, another two are in Brno and one coffeehouse in Ostrava. The trademark is owned by Petr Fridrich.
History
The first restaurant with model train service was founded in Brno, Czech Republic in 2009. From the very beginning the restaurant was conceived as a franchise project, in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia - regions of the Czech Republic. After securing the necessary protection of Know-how it was created Industrial design.
Principle
Customers are served by model trains that deliver beverages to them.[3] Trainset (locomotive and transporter wagons) arrive with customers' orders; from open transporter wagons customers unload their drinks and load used glasses. Trainsets are dispatched to the tables by staff. Individual trains are digitally controlled and they make realistic sounds of genuine trains.
Model train technical specifications
- Size / design:scale 1:22,5 / G scale
- Locomotive size: 24–47 inch
- Top speed: 12,4 mph
- Durability: 310 000–434 000 model Miles
- Locomotive equipment: realistic sound, lights, two engines
- Výtopna model trains
Trainset with beers
Detail of railroad decoration in restaurant
See also
References
- ↑ "Model train delivers restaurant drinks". Reuters. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ Vytopna Prague Review | Fodor's
- ↑ Velinger, Jan (March 14, 2012). "Prague's Výtopna restaurant a hit with families, tourists & train fans". Radio Prague. Retrieved 7 December 2013.