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Shot in winter when I was tuned on color mode.
And some recent photos in bw: petrosphotographs.wordpress.com/2023/05/02/2023_05_01/
2023
The branchline from Tábor to Bechyně is unusual in that is electrified at 1500 V DC but due to be rewired to the standard 25 kV AC in the coming years. Due to its unique electrification system most services are operated by a dedicated fleet of 3 class 113 locos. 113003 is seen arriving at Slapy with Os28417 16:02 Bechyně to Tábor
EU07-421 waits to depart Bohumín with EC115 10:15 Praha hl.n. to Przemysl Gl. whilst EP09-043 stands behind with EC130 08:12 Budapest Nyugati to Terespol
E469 2001 (122001), E479 1002 (131002), E499 085 (140085) & 182168 are seen lined up round the turntable at Olomouc depot during a photoshoot as part of the "Legends of the Corridor" event
T699.0001 (770001) waits to depart Benešov u Prahy with a shuttle to Sedlčany during the Festival of Steam Locomotives weekend
The pommel horse (also side horse) is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles (or pommels).
The Iron Curtain formed the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the West and non-Soviet-controlled areas. On the east side of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the Soviet Union.
At the Czech and also at the Bavarian side of the border, one can find many discontinued barracks. These Czech barracks are near Furth im Wald.
Text adapted from Wikipedia.