What a day! It all started with an early morning session on line 160 east of Zvolen. Nothing out of the ordinary to report but a couple of good shots were bagged. Then it was up north on the line to Banska Bystrica to look at a spot north of Hronsek. Shortly after I arrived an unexpected northbound train appeared behind rebuilt Goggle 757.001 in very shiny ZSSK red and white livery. It appeared to be on test as the first coach was a dynamometer car.

After a couple of trains, it was time to move on to the Banska Bystrica - Brezno line for an hour or so before going north of Banska to check a few of the spots I’d seen from the train yesterday. None of the spots was suitable for afternoon shots so it was back to the old favourites of Harmanec Jaskyna and Dolny Harmanec for the afternoon trains, which included a 736 triple-header on a freight.

The last part of the day was spent near Radvan, south of Banska with a final shot, just before sunset, at Velka Luka to finish things off.

As well as the 757 and the triple header, highlights included getting all four of Zvolen’s supershine engines in action.

Slatinka, W of Zvolenska Slatina

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
736.005 736.006		WB Containers	05:49
754.005	R931	05:47 Zvolen os.st. - Kosice	05:54
750.221	Os6205	06:10 Zvolen os.st. - Filakovo	06:19
750.203	Os6202	04:52 Filakovo - Zvolen os.st.	06:21
742.296	Mn83301	06:19 Zvolen nakl.st. - Lucenec Pick-Up Freight	06:27

E of Zvolen-Bucina

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
750.185	Os6204	05:40 Filakovo - Zvolen os.st.	07:07

Hronsek

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
757.001		NB Test Train	08:32
240.092 on rear 754.054	Os7324	08:39 Zvolen os.st. - Banska Bystrica	08:57
240.096	R830	08:48 Banska Bystrica - Bratislava hl.st.	09:03

Lucatin

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.035	Os7703	09:18 Banska Bystrica - Brezno	09:36

Slovenska Lupca

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
742.618	Mn84360	06:52 Brezno - Banska Bystrica Pick-Up Freight	09:56
754.054	R811	06:37 Bratislava hl.st. - Kosice	10:28

Horna Stubna obec

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
750.300	Os7302	10:30 Zvolen os.st. - Vrutky	11:46
750.094	Os7303	11:06 Vrutky - Zvolen os.st.	11:55

Harmanec Jaskyna

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.053	Zr1842	13:18 Zvolen os.st. - Zilina	14:09
754.072	Zr1841	13:15 Zilina - Banska Bystrica	14:25

Dolny Harmanec

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.071	Zr1844	15:19 Zvolen os.st. - Zilina	16:05
736.017 736.005 736.006 dit 183.040		NB Freight	16:27
754.055	Zr1843	15:16 Zilina - Zvolen os.st.	16:46

S of Radvan

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.033	Os7357	15:57 Brezno - Zvolen os.st.	17:31
263.007	R835	14:37 Bratislava hl.st. - Banska Bystrica	18:01
754.053	Ex221	11:17 Praha hl.n. - Zvolen os.st.	18:21
750.032 on rear 263.007	Os7331	18:24 Banska Bystrica - Zvolen os.st.	18:35

Velka Luka

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
754.055	Zr1846	19:00 Zvolen os.st. - Zilina	19:12