Long driving around finally brought me to a spot between Ceska Trebova and Zabreh. I was expecting quite some traffic here. After a massive rain shower, time I prefered spending in the car, I set up tripod and camera in this field close to Hostejn. The train festival broke loose, I shot one train after another until I grew tired of it and the light … Continue reading After the shower
Only a short walk from the previous location, you have a nice view on a modern bridge and a town in the background. Again, it was a good place to wait for a while, so below again a selection of what I saw. Continue reading Still more like it
What makes a photo location a good one? Among my criteria are a nice landscape as back- or foreground, no clutter like communication masts or fences, and “peace and quiet”. You don’t see the last criterium on the photo, but it makes the waiting nice. Add a little sunshine and some interesting trains, and I may be tempted to stick around for a while… even … Continue reading More like it
North of Ceska Trebova, the railway lines curves throught a beautiful valley. It was harder to expect to make photos here, but I managed to get a few. Still in the shade, ELL Vectron 193 227 hauls a RegioJet train from Prague to Kosice. Continue reading Shades in the valley
I temporarily ended my journey along the Elbe river at Dolni Berkovice. The railway line runs along the river here, as does a bike lane on the other bank. This makes for comfortable waiting. Add to this that freight trains were numerous, and I could call the evening a success. Continue reading End of the day on the river bank
The name Vrutice sounded familiar to me, but I didn’t remember why. It’s only later that I founf out that there is a very nice photo location for morning eastbound trains. Doesn’t matter, I also like this location on the inside of the curve. Continue reading A familiar sounding location
I couldn’t let this old Skoda 1203 just stand there… of course I only took it with me as pixels on a memory card. Travel to the east of Europe is interesting for people who are interested in cars: the further you go, the older the models get. Well, one photo of a car is enough. I’ll go for the trains. Like here, with a … Continue reading Vintage Skoda
The local line from Zalhostice, along the Elbe, to Ceska Lipa is…, well, rural. It is a nice contrast to the relatively busy valley, and I wanted to make some photos on these small lines. I was hoping to get some locomotive hauled trains, but got this modernised Regionova vehicle in front of the lens. Ah well, it fits nicely between the bushes this way. Continue reading Rural Regionova
After a refreshing night in Usti Nad Labem, in a hotel probably dating from the communist era, I checked out the immediate surroundings of the city’s main station. I didn’t have to wait a long time to see a cargo train cross the river. It is hauled by a Skoda 57E2 locomotive, dating from 1971, in the color scheme of Czech Railways’ cargo division. Vetruse … Continue reading Coal over the water
The Elbe also has a Czech name: Labem. On this photo, the train is running along the Labem river. Yes, I have finally arrived in the Czech republic. South of Decin, there are railway lines on both sides of the river. I had no idea where to see the trains, but I guessed cargo traffic woud run on the right bank of the river when … Continue reading Labem’s right bank
