Photting the photters at Trzebinia 20230513--082
PKP (Polish Railways) EP05-23 stands at Trzebinia after it's fill-in run to Libiąż and back (because the requested non-passenger branch to the local power station had been refused on security grounds), on the second day of the Branch Line Society's four-day "The Katowice and Kraków Wanderer" railtour. The tour this day started and ended in Katowice, visiting the Kraków area during the afternoon.
The whole thing was organised on behalf of the BLS by Polish railtour operator TurKol. However, as a result of fewer than expected bookings via the BLS (which threatened the viability of the tour), TurKol had also advertised the trains on days two and three (Saturday and Sunday) in its own programme and was selling tickets (at a cheaper rate than the BLS) to locals. This meant there were a significant number of Polish enthusiasts on board, who added to the difficulty of getting good photos of the train during pathing stops (such as this) or at locations where the loco ran round, as they often focused on getting multiple close-up pictures of just the loco rather than the whole scene (and often took a long time to move out of the way) - although even BLS members got in the way, as most took photos using smart phones with very wide-angle lenses. However, I managed to include some of the Polish contingent in this shot, after most of them had moved out of the way.
The majority of us were slightly frustrated here in missing a good shot of a Kolprem "Ludmilla" diesel (known in Germany as class 232) on a steel train; it ran through the station, passing our train, just as we were all gathering here.
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Photting the photters at Trzebinia 20230513--082
PKP (Polish Railways) EP05-23 stands at Trzebinia after it's fill-in run to Libiąż and back (because the requested non-passenger branch to the local power station had been refused on security grounds), on the second day of the Branch Line Society's four-day "The Katowice and Kraków Wanderer" railtour. The tour this day started and ended in Katowice, visiting the Kraków area during the afternoon.
The whole thing was organised on behalf of the BLS by Polish railtour operator TurKol. However, as a result of fewer than expected bookings via the BLS (which threatened the viability of the tour), TurKol had also advertised the trains on days two and three (Saturday and Sunday) in its own programme and was selling tickets (at a cheaper rate than the BLS) to locals. This meant there were a significant number of Polish enthusiasts on board, who added to the difficulty of getting good photos of the train during pathing stops (such as this) or at locations where the loco ran round, as they often focused on getting multiple close-up pictures of just the loco rather than the whole scene (and often took a long time to move out of the way) - although even BLS members got in the way, as most took photos using smart phones with very wide-angle lenses. However, I managed to include some of the Polish contingent in this shot, after most of them had moved out of the way.
The majority of us were slightly frustrated here in missing a good shot of a Kolprem "Ludmilla" diesel (known in Germany as class 232) on a steel train; it ran through the station, passing our train, just as we were all gathering here.
Visit Brian Carter's Non-Transport Pics to see my photos of landscapes, buildings, bridges, sunsets, rainbows and more.