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Late-day Sunlight on Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Cropped Version, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:17:19 +0000

This was my last shot of my railfanning session, in which I tried to capture the late-day sunlight on Hlavni Nadrazi. Although my Nokia 301 cameraphone was limited, being a cameraphone, it did occassionally have decent luck with sunsets, and not only while pointing directly into the sun.

CD #150210-3 Arriving into Praha Hlavni Nadrazi with an Express, Picture 2, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:17:07 +0000

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This was my second shot, as the train proceeded into Praha Hlavni Nadrazi.

CD #150210-3 Arriving into Praha Hlavni Nadrazi with an Express, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:17:06 +0000

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Ceske Drahy #150210-3 is a class 150 electric locomotive, which is typically used on express passenger trains, as seen here. These units like the Class 362 and 363 classes, date to the Communist era, having been introduced in 1978 (the Class 362/363 units date to 1980-1990). Consequently, they are only capable of operating at up to 140Km/h, or 86 m.p.h. They are more powerful than the Class 363 units, at about 5364 horsepower (converted from 4000 Kw). However, they only can run on 3000 volts DC. In any event, the slightly higher performance of these units means that they are more likely than the Class 363 units to be seen on international services. I am not aware if this train was coming in from Linz, Graz Wien/Vienna, or from a domestic origin to the south, though.

Class 471 "City Elefant" EMU Departing Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:17:05 +0000

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This was another service operating by a Class 471 "City Elefant" EMU, this time entirely in the new blue livery. This service, while I have been unable to identify it, was almost certainly a local service to either Strancice, or Benesov via Strancice.

Class 471 "City Elefant" EMU Arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Picture 2, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:17:04 +0000

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This was a second shot of the City Elefant arrival, illustrating that this was actually a two-unit lashup of three bi-level coaches, for a total of six. The rear trainset still has the original red, white, and blue City Elefant livery, which has been replaced by the more generic two-tone blue used on local electric trains on Ceske Drahy. Starting from about 2010, Ceske Drahy actually began using the two-tone blue not only on the City Elefant, but on all passenger stock, even the express stock, although this repainting project didn't affect the majority of stock until about 2013. By 2015, it was starting to become rare to see the older liveries.

Class 471 "City Elefant" EMU Arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:17:03 +0000

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This was another shot I took from Spanelska, overlooking the south/west throat of Hlavni Nadrazi. This Class 471 "City Elefant" EMU was actually arriving with a local service (although I don't know which one), rather than departing. These are obviously bi-level units, and have largely been used to replace the Communist-era EMU's like the Class 451 and 452 "Pantograph" or "City Frog" units. By 2015, there were few, if any, Communist-era units left, and by 2018 they were gone except for on excursions. Also, by 2015, they generally only worked services out of platforms 1-4, but that was only incidental. Part of the reason was that they had recently been replaced on the locals to Strancice and Benesov (via Strancice) out of platform 7.

Express Train (rychlik?) Departing Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:17:02 +0000

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This was the first in a series of photos I took while railfanning at Praha hlavni nadrazi. This overlook, from a parking lot on Spanelska, overlooking the south/west throat of Hlavni Nadrazi, is a favorite with railfans who want to get photos. Within a few metres of this spot is probably the most popular spot, on Vinohradska immediately above the tunnel entrances. The railway tunnels at Hlavni Nadrazi are actually the ones from the 1966 Czech film Sedmikrasky. The express train on the right is probably headed for Ceske Budejovice, the most common destination for express trains from platforms 6 and 7. The other likely destination would be Linz. That electric locomotive is probably a Class 362 or 363, which are multi-voltage locomotives with between 4104 horsepower and 4667 horsepower, depending on the voltage used. Their maximum speed is only 75 m.p.h., but this route (via Cercany and Benesov) isn't very fast until you get south of Cercany. Both express and local trains on the Prague-Benesov route consistently use platforms 6 and 7 at Hlavni Nadrazi.

Night Scene in Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:16:53 +0000

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I took this photo immediately after returning to Prague from Fluff Fest, and initially I had skipped over it, not planning on an iPernity upload. However, while reviewing one last time, I decided to include it, as I liked how it was composed. If you look carefully, you can see "hlavni nadrazi" reflected in the train window from the platform sign.

Nicholas Winton Memorial in Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, CZ, July 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:24:39 +0000

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I don't normally put the month in the titles of my photos, but in this case it's significant, as this was less than two weeks after the death of Nicholas Winton at 106 years old (he died on July 1st, 2015). Wikipedia describes him as a "humanitarian," which doesn't do him full justice, as he became best known for having rescued 669 children from the Nazis, arranging for their transport to London (by rail, sea, and air, but primarily by rail) on what became known as the Kindertransport.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindertransport

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Winton

The bronze statue behind the candles was actually added within his lifetime, as was another memorial in the passenger tunnel from the platforms, portraying a train door. The candles were added to both memorials to commemorate him after his death.

Nadrazi Cernosice-Mokropsy, Picture 2, Stredocesky kraj, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:21:33 +0000

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This is a view of the platform at Cernosice-Mokropsy. The station is advertised as having only one platform, which is true, but the platform serves both tracks.

Nadrazi Cernosice-Mokropsy, Picture 1, Stredocesky kraj, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:21:32 +0000

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Although, as a facility, Nadrazi Cernosice-Mokropsy dates to 1862, my sense is that this station is mostly not original, as the buildings appear to be from a 1933 reconstruction (https://www.atlasdrah.net/cz/stredocesky/?id=baza&poz=12805). I've been through this station many times, as it is on the Prague-Beroun mainline (Linka 171), which ultimately continues to Plzen (via Linka 170), but I have only occasionally been out of the train, on the platform. In this case, I had been dropped off to take the train home to Prague. I have so far been unable to uncover much more information on this station, as it is one of the smaller ones on the Ceske Drahy network.

Nadrazi Cernosice-Mokropsy, Picture 4, Stredocesky kraj, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:21:34 +0000

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This was the colour-coded recycling bin on the platform of Nadrazi Cernosice-Mokropsy. I took this picture because it included a bin for metal recycling, something that wasn't generally offered in Prague (and, as far as I know, still isn't), in spite of metal being one of the least complicated things to recycle.

Nadrazi Cernosice-Mokropsy, Picture 3, Stredocesky kraj, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:21:33 +0000

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This is the station building at Cernosice-Mokropsy. This building looks like it could have been built since 1933, although some buildings in 1933 already looked like this. Ceske Drahy still advertise a staffed ticket office here (as of 2024).

Nadrazi Cernosice-Mokropsy, Picture 5, Stredocesky kraj, Bohemia(CZ), 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:21:35 +0000

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This was the Class 471 "City Elefant" EMU that took me back to Prague. Having said this, the photo is too blurred to get the road number.

ex-CSD #4342186, Cercany, Bohemia (CZ), 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 14:40:11 +0000

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I took this video on May 25th, 2013, and several months ago I released a much shorter version of this video on YouTube. It's a bit unusual in that the sound is a mixture of this steam locomotive, plus a Zlin acrobatic plane (possibly a Z526) that kept buzzing it. There's also a barking dog on the video. Unlike the earlier YouTube version of this video, the plane is actually on this one. The back story of the video is that I happened to be in Cercany at random. This was just a lucky catch, for both the locomotive and the plane.

CD #742382-5 at Nadrazi Praha-Uhrineves, Uhrineves, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:30:36 +0000

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This was just a random shot that I took with my cameraphone while waiting for a train to work. I'm not at Uhrineves very often, so I figured I should take more pictures than I normally would nowadays. I've always been a bit of a fan of the Class 742 diesel, as it's one of the few American-style "hood units" that you can find in Europe, although it is purely Czech-made, being built exclusively by CKD.

Usti nad Labem Hlavni Nadrazi, Edited Version, Usti nad Labem, Ustecky kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:28 +0000

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This was the next morning, at the Usti nad Labem stop. I took this photo because I liked the low-lying clouds and the smoke from the various industries there.

Restored Woodrow Wilson Plaque, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, CZ, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:10:49 +0000

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While I was on my way to my train, I spotted some of the progress on the Hlavni Nadrazi restoration, which had been going on for several years. The last portion of the station to undergo restoration was the historic "Fantova" section from the 1910's, which had originally been called Nadrazi Franz Josef in 1914. After U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had been instrumental in attaining Czechoslovak independence in the post-World War I negotiations at Versailles, the station was rennamed Wilsonovo, along with the street in front. After the Nazi invasion in 1938, the Nazis banned this name and renamed the station Prag Hauptbahnhof. After World War II, the Wilsonovo name wasn't restored due to the Communist coup of 1948, and the name "Hlavni Nadrazi," or simply "main station," was adopted. After 1989, the Wilsonovo name still wasn't restored, but this plaque was installed commemorating Wilson's role in Czechoslovak independence. However, the plaque was removed during the recent restoration, and I figured that it wouldn't be returned. I was wrong. It looks to have been cleaned up, but it was already in decent shape.

Nadrazi Mnichovice, Mnichovice, Bohemia (CZ), 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 22:21:20 +0000

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I've only occassionally taken photos in Mnichovice, and it stands to reason that most have been rail-related. This is the station, which was restored during the recent corridor reconstruction. I remember that before the construction, it lacked platforms, and was more or less blank grey stucco, albeit with a huge amount of dirt, decay, and grafitti. Now everything is in more or less good condition, and there's a passenger subway for when both tracks are blocked, a common occurance now that the timetable schedules local trains to meet here.

Damage on Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, CZ, 2013

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:11:22 +0000

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Given the dramatic transformation of Hlavni Nadrazi's platforms and lower levels, it is easy to forget that it is still under restoration after a number of years. In fact, it's been under reconstruction for most of the time I've lived in Prague. Here's one of the reasons. You can see how the frontage is rotting away, either from water damage, frost damage, and/or acid rain, and this will be one of the last things the construction crews take care of after they do the interior, which far more passengers see. That project, incidentally, is almost done. I got to see it a few days ago and it looks great.