Below: The Witos is one of just three pairs of loco-hauled InterCity express trains that passes Chynów each day (there are also five InterCity services operated by multiple-units, but they are modern and consequently less interesting). The Witos runs from Przemyśl on the Ukrainian border to Warsaw, taking under seven hours, with over 20 stops along the way, including Warka and Piaseczno. The train is composed of just three coaches (the rear one being split first/second class). Sadly - no restaurant car. The current timetable has no night services serving this route. Today's Witos was headed by an EP07 locomotive. The loco's origins date back to the mid-1960s, based on a British design. Top speed: a mere 78 mph /125km/h.
Below: I was hoping for this - despite an overcast evening, the clouds would be blown east, their trailing edge leaving a gap for the setting sun to descend through. Result.
Left: the sun edges towards the horizon, in the foreground young apple trees in blossom, their trunks protected against being nibbled by the hares and deer that can be seen round here.
A better tomorrow for the soul
Blossom time in Jakubowizna - the apples
Then and now: Trafalgar Square (recreating my father's photos)
This time ten years ago:
Reflection upon the City Car
This time 12 years ago:
Biblical sky
This time 13 years ago:
Travel broadens the spirit
This time 14 years ago:
Welcome the Ice Saints
This time 16 years ago:
On the farm next door
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