Once again the day turned out better than the weather forecast predicted. The morning started overcast in Prievidza, as expected, with the best chance of sun seeming to be towards Zilina. I started by heading for the Banska Bystrica - Vrutky line north of Turcianske Teplice, moving on to Harmanec Jaskyna at lunchtime and ending the day at Hronsek, between Banska B and Zvolen. Well lit shots were had at each location but they were few and far between after lunchtime.

Highlights were getting 750.300 in supershine blue/grey livery, complete with yellow lightning stripes, working Os7303 at Jazernica and all-over red 754.054 blasting out of the tunnel at Harmanec Jaskyna on Zr1842. It was also good to see so much freight but every train bar one passed in poor light.

I continued to Zvolen where I stayed at the Hotel Polana, a few minutes walk from the station and booked through Booking.com.

N of Jazernica

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
736.003 736.005		NB Light Engines	09:41
813.035	Os7525	09:39 Vrutky - Prievidza	10:07
810.009	Os5607	08:53 Prievidza - Vrutky	10:12
751.124	Mn85301	07:16 Vrutky - Horna Stubna Pick-Up Freight	10:16
751.084 751.198		NB Light Engines	10:39
750.300	Os7303	11:06 Vrutky - Zvolen os.st.	11:36
736.005 736.003 banked by 751.198 751.084		SB Freight	11:53
750.094	Os7302	10:30 Zvolen os.st. - Vrutky	12:03

Harmanec Jaskyna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
736.023 736.005 736.003 banked by 751.198 751.084		SB Freight	13:14
754.054	Zr1842	13:18 Zvolen os.st. - Zilina	14:26
754.035	Zr1841	13:15 Zilina - Banska Bystrica	14:38
736.023 756.008		NB Freight	15:16

Hronsek

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.011	Os7304	16:42 Zvolen os.st - Vrutky	16:56
754.033	Zr1843	15:16 Zilina - Zvolen os.st.	17:07