Fri 13 May 2011

After almost two weeks in Slovakia (notes here), I returned to the Czech Republic for a few days before flying home. It took all morning to drive from Zvolen to Hanusovice, where I arrived around 12:30.

The plan was to photograph the southbound freight that leaves Lipova Lazne around midday but it never appeared. I did eventually get a nice shot of 754.028 on R904 though.

The northbound afternoon freight ran but almost an hour later than normal due to a late running unit stealing its path. It just missed the sun by seconds as did the following loco hauled passenger. Although it was quite sunny, everything passed while the sun was hiding except the first train, R904, and the very last, a southbound freight hauled by 751.374.

In addition to the loco hauled fast passengers, two semi-fasts were seen, both worked by the same 843, and three locals, worked by 810s. There was no sign of the old 831 or 851 railcars.

Potucnik

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
754.028 R904 12:55 Jesenik - Brno hl.n. 13:59

Horni Lipova

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
754.065 R906 14:55 Jesenik - Brno hl.n. 15:09

Ostruzna

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
751.335
dead on rear
751.374
  NB Freight 15:53
754.028 R905 13:18 Brno hl.n. - Jesenik 16:35

Lipova Lazne

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
751.119   Stabled 16:55

S of Ostruzna

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
754.031 R907 15:18 Brno hl.n. - Jesenik 18:34
751.374   SB Freight 18:43