Jun 2005
Czech Trip - Domazlice - June 2005
28/06/05 14:18 |
Czech Republic
Midsummer is a difficult time for photography. The
sun gets far too high in the middle of the day for
really satisfactory pictures and is at its best very
early morning and in the late afternoon and early
evening. To make the most of the photographic
opportunities you need to find a north - south line
with heavy traffic early and late. The Plzen –
Domazlice line was an ideal candidate with a very
sparse midday service but more trains in the rush
hours, many hauled by Plzen's photogenic blue, white
and yellow class 754 diesels.
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Plzen - Domazlice photos
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Plzen - Domazlice photos
Slovak Photos - Zvolen in May 2003
16/06/05 14:08 |
Slovakia
The lines around Zvolen and Banska Bystrica in
south-central Slovakia provide the photographer with
plenty of scenic locations, a high proportion of loco
hauled passenger trains and some freight workings. In
spite of the recent introduction of modern class 840
railcars and the beginning of electrification work on
the line between Zvolen and Banska, there's still a
lot to see and photograph. These pictures were taken
during May 2003.
Zvolen Photos
Zvolen Photos
Czech Trip - Praha - June 2005
07/06/05 14:05 |
Czech Republic
Report from a very wet weekend trip to Praha. In
between the downpours there were a few sunny breaks
and a surprising number of photos, especially around
Hlavni Nadrazi with it's superb overall roof. There
are quite a few interesting workings around Praha at
weekends including 749s on most Cercany trains and a
smattering of 141 turns, including some expresses,
not to mention all the other loco hauled trains with
classes 150, 151, 162, 163, 350, 362, 363, 371 etc.
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Praha photos
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Praha photos
