Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: branicky

This was at the time that 498.022 was back further on the bridge out of Branik, but I don't know exactly what order this one is in. I'm fairly certain that the previous shot was of it pulling out, and this was after it was stopped or nearly in place before heading back in.

I took this after I was able to get a bit closer to 498.022, basically by running at it as it moved.

I took this as 498.022 was pulling back into Nadrazi Branik as an unidentified 810 Class railbus was departing south.

This is a closer crop of Picture 2. I'll reiterate that these shots capture the feel of the Czech Republic's rail system exceptionally well, and indeed they remind me of some of the prettiest photos (and movies) shot here.

I had high hopes for these photos from the very beginning, and now that I can see them with my own eyes they're some of my favorite color photos of the year, dramatic in their own special Czech way.

I noticed the composition of these photos at the same time that I noticed that I could get more shots of CSD 498.022 before I left Branik. Incidentally, the Branicky Most, the bridge overhead, is a railway bridge that carries freight traffic across the River Vltava, and helps to keep Branik a busy station most of the time, even if the station itself only hosts local passenger services, a few freights, and a few excursions like this one.