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

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

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.

City Elefant in Nadrazi Mnichovice, Picture 2, Mnichovice, Bohemia (CZ), 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:16 +0000

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Here's a northbound City Elefant operating Linka S9 again. This was the same day as the previous two shots. This would normally be a shot where the number would be easily visible, but the shot blurred, so it isn't.

Nadrazi Mnichovice Shelter, Mnichovice, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:15 +0000

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Mnichovice actually has two station buildings. The main one behind me which I've shown in other photos, and this one, which shelters southbound passengers. This building, as you can tell from its appearance, is also old, so it doesn't date to the recent corridor reconstruction. Mnichovice now has a passenger subway at the north end of the platforms, but this subway doesn't cross in the middle of the platforms, and to the best of my knowledge Mnichovice hasn't had a passenger walkover recently, so this shelter is actually quite practical. It would just be nicer if it was a proper, enclosed building with heating.

City Elefant in Nadrazi Mnichovice, Mnichovice, Bohemia (CZ), 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:14 +0000

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When I took this in Mnichovice, it was still January, so there was still snow on the ground. That's a City Elefant in original livery departing to the south with a Benesov service, operating PID Linka S9.

Snow in Haje, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:14 +0000

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For the most part, the winter of 2013-2014 has been extremely mild in Prague, abnormally so, in fact. However, January saw normal below-freezing temperatures, frozen lakes, and so on, and this was one of the snowstorms.

Railjet Taurus in Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:13 +0000

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These Taurus electrics are spreading across the world at the moment, with even Amtrak buying them. Most of the customers are still in Europe, though, and Railjet is one of these, being a private train operating company that partially serves Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. This was taken on the north, or east, throat.

Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Picture 2, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:12 +0000

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This shot is slightly further in, and to the right of the last shot following the tracks on the east side.

Materska Skola-Zakladni Skola na Smetance, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:12 +0000

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This building is close to the station, and at the time I took this I didn't know what it was. It looks impressive enough to have been built by someone very rich in the past (or possibly a government), but at the moment it's serving as an elementary school.

Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:11 +0000

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During my lunch break, I had some extra time to go to Hlavni Nadrazi to watch trains. I hadn't done so in a number of years, and I got lucky at least in that the fog that day made the pictures slightly more dramatic. This is the south, or west (southwest?), throat.

Wolf Down at Klub 007, Strahov, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 09:44:10 +0000

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Here they are again! I know that it's odd that I'm posting all this cameraphone shots from concerts without any audio, but I'm working on that. I don't know if I'll do any concert videos in the end, since I'll want to ask the bands.

London St. Pancras, London, England (UK), 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:24 +0000

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Here's the St. Pancras Station frontage, which is really the Midland Hotel. This was a white elephant until fairly recently, as it originally had been built without plumbing, central heat, or other modern features, and had cost far too much money. When St. Pancras was rebuilt for the Eurostar, the hotel was also modernized and reopened.

London St. Pancras and King's Cross, London, England (UK), 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:26 +0000

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St. Pancras and King's Cross are literally across the street from each other, separated only by Pancras Road, which is really a narrow side street. The Great Northern Hotel is wedged between King's Cross and the street. The main street serving all three, Euston Road, is out of the frame to the left.

Restored Portal in Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Prague, CZ, 2014

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

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After my arrival at Hlavni Nadrazi, I decided to take more pictures of the restoration work. This is the front portal, with the station clock, which for the moment hasn't had its "Praha" lettering restored. I actually took this from the lower level, through the same hole in the floor that I used when photographing the restored Fantova Kavarna, which is directly behind the portal.

EuroNight Arrival in Koln Hbf, Koln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:27 +0000

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From Koln, I would take the EN457, the "Phoenix," all the way to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. This was the arrival into Koln, but this cameraphone shot is so blurred you can't tell what kind of locomotive this is. I'm guessing it's a DB Class 120, judging from the rooflin, but I can't be sure.

Construction of the New Narodni Trida Metro Station, Picture 4, Prague, CZ, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:30 +0000

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Here's the continued construction at Narodni Trida. At the moment, it looks like the new Metro station will have offices and possibly some shops over it, while the tram stop will remain in the same spot.

Tmax and Fomapan Classic Boxes, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:29 +0000

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As you might have noticed, I took a lot of cameraphone shots in 2013, but this year I'm going to attempt some more serious photography. Those two boxes of Fomapan are old and expired, so I'm hoping they don't turn out too bad, but the Tmax is fresh.

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.

Blurred DB 403 Class ICE, Edited Version, Koln Hbf, Koln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:26 +0000

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This was that evening, after I had taken the Eurostar to Brussels, and the ICE to Koln. This wasn't my train, but I wanted to try this pan shot anyway. I like to think I got lucky.

London King's Cross, London, England (UK), 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:25 +0000

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Next door to St. Pancras, you can also see the newly-restored London King's Cross station. You can see that the brickwork looks cleaner than it has in a long time, but if you look again, you'll notice that this is the first time since 1863 that the original frontage of the station has been visible (although that canopy is new). In 1863, a series of kiosks were added to the front of the station, serving as newstands, shops, and so on. The kiosk removal in 2013 freed up so much space in front of the station that the area was renamed "King's Cross Square." Incidentally, you can see the old Great Northern Hotel over on the left, behind the CCTV mast. It's called the Great Northern because it was originally the Great Northern Railway that opened King's Cross in 1853.

New London Double-Decker Bus, King's Cross, London, England (UK), 2014

nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:57:23 +0000

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This is one of the newest classes of London double-decker bus, the "New Routemaster," which is not made by AEC (maker of the original Routemaster), but by Wright. These supposedly entered service in 2012 in time for the London Olympics. However, they are only one of many double-decker buses currently in use in London. In 2005, as the original AEC Routemasters were being withdrawn, the world's media, even the British media, got this story completely wrong, claiming that all double-deckers were going to be pulled from service. These buses, however, are also different from what was predicted in 2005, as they have a rear entrance with a conductor. The main difference is that the rear entrance can be closed, and the bus operated by the driver only, at off-peak times.