After four days on the Jesenik line, I'd driven south yesterday evening to Slavkov u Brna, on the Brno - Veseli nad Moravou line.

I set off this morning to find some spots on the Luhacovice branch but instead found a couple of large holes where the track should have been and buses providing the service between Ujezdec and Luhacovice. The sky was totally overcast with no sign of any breaks and the will to do anything constructive deserted me. The cold I'd been fighting off since the beginning of the trip took over and the rest of the morning was spent dozing and watching the comings and goings on the line west of Ujezdec. Very considerate of SZDC to provide bells at a nearby level crossing to wake me whenever there was a train around. The afternoon continued the morning’s lethargy, this time near Krizanovice, between Slavkov and Bucovice, trying to sleep through the afternoon rush from Brno.

Plenty of colourful 754s around and even some interesting railcars in the form of an 850 and both the prototype 842s but not the slightest hint of sunlight or blue sky all day. Tomorrow’s forecast is for more of the same but with rain.

Slavkov u Brna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
850.021	Sp1721	07:35 Brno hl.n. - Stare Mesto u U.H.	08:02
754.041	Sp1722	05:50 Bojkovice - Brno hl.n.	08:06

Ujezdec u Luhacovic

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.013	Ex527	05:11 Praha hl.n. - Ujezdec u Luhacovic	09:41

W of Havrice

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.013	Ex526	10:28 Ujezdec u Luhacovic - Praha hl.n.	10:39
842.008	Os4309	10:06 Stare Mesto u U.H. - Bylnice	10:46
842.002	Os4308	10:02 Bylnice - Stare Mesto u U.H.	11:11
754.007	R705	06:44 Praha hl.n. - Ujezdec u Luhacovic	11:40
810.651	Os4337	11:23 Uherske Hradiste - Bojkovice	11:52
814.132	Os4338	11:42 Bojkovice mesto - Uherske Hradiste	12:11
754.007	R704	12:28 Ujezdec u Luhacovic - Praha-Smichov	12:36
842.002	Os4311	12:18 Stare Mesto u U.H. - Bylnice	12:53

W of Krizanovice

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.042	Sp1729	13:28 Brno hl.n. - Stare Mesto u U.H.	13:56
842.001	Sp1728	12:33 Stare Mesto u U.H. - Brno hl.n.	14:09
754.066	Os4143	13:47 Brno hl.n. - Nesovice	14:23
854.013	Os4113	14:14 Brno hl.n. - Stare Mesto u U.H.	14:56
854.012	Os4116	12:59 Stare Mesto u U.H. - Brno hl.n.	15:15
754.044	Os4145	14:47 Brno hl.n. - Nemotice	15:25
754.066	Os4148	15:21 Nesovice - Brno-Zidenice	15:40
754.041	Sp1731	15:28 Brno hl.n. - Stare Mesto u U.H.	16:00
842.020	Sp1730	14:33 Stare Mesto u U.H. - Brno hl.n.	16:12
842.001	Os4147	15:47 Brno hl.n. - Nemotice	16:25
754.044	Os4150	16:11 Nemotice - Brno-Zidenice	16:41
854.012	Os4115	16:13 Brno hl.n. - Uherske Hradiste	16:54
854.201	Os4118	15:35 Uherske Hradiste - Brno hl.n.	17:12