Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: 1600 ISO

Like Luziny, Hurka was part of the Zlicin extension in 1994, and like Luziny it's an above ground station. It's an alternate station to Nove Butovice, also serving Sidliste Nove Butovice.

Roztyly Station was opened on the C-Line in 1980 as part of the Haje extension. It was originally known as Primatora Vacka (Mayor Vacka), but was renamed in 1990 as part of the anti-Communist renaming of many Metro stations.

Palmovka Metro station was built on the B-Line in 1990, making it one of the first post-Communist stations. The projector and screen on the right is for the "Metrovision" news service, now being run by Barrandov Studios.

The snowstorm appears to have caught Prague businesses somewhat by surprise, as many sidewalk cafes never brought their furniture and canopies in. Normally, they stay open in the winter, as they have large propane heaters for their guests, which are usually not too inadequate if the guests are wearing coats.

By evening on the 11th, very little snow had melted, with a lot of parked cars still buried.

Here's another 81-71M Class arriving in Andel. In unrebuilt form, these would have been the original B-Line trains.

Here's an alternate shot of the Andel ceiling.

The ceiling in the platform area of Andel would have no doubt looked quite futuristic in 1977, although I don't know if it's original. I brings to mind sci-fi movies of the period.

Moskevska station, on the B-Line, now known as Andel, was built between 1977 and 1985, and was one of the original B-Line stations. It also featured more Communist propaganda in its design than any other station, especially the bronzes along the platforms celebrating the Moscow Olympics in 1980, as well as the Soviet space programme. Another theme was the "friendship" or "peace" between Moscow and Prague.......since the Soviet army invaded Prague in 1968 to ensure this would always be the case. In spite of the Soviet Union's fall, and the Velvet Revolution against Communist rule in Czechoslovakia, the modern-day Czech authorities have left the Andel station alone, with the only change being the name change to Andel in 1990.

Here's a 81-71M Class Metro train, originally built in the Soviet Union and based on Moscow Metro trains, the 81-71 Class have now been fully rebuilt with new seats and interiors, as well as modern electronics, making them 81-71M's. The 81-71 Class were not the first Prague Metro trains, though, as the first trains had been Ecs Class Metro trains similar to those now used in Budapest. The A (green) and B (yellow) lines now use them exclusively, while the C Line uses the new Seimens M1's.

Here's a closeup of the palm tree.

The Luziny Metro Station, on Line B, was constructed in 1994 as part of the Nove Butovice-Zlicin expansion. Line B actually opened in 1985 on a more limited route from Florenc-Smichovske Nadrazi, and didn't reach its current extent (Zlicin-Cerny Most) until 1998. Kolbenova station is even newer, dating to 2001. In any case, Luziny is on of the most distinctive on the Metro system both because it's above ground and because it has these palm trees encased in glass.

I shot this on my way to work, before sunrise. I wasn't the only one on the way to work, as you can see in the background, and Prazke Sluzby were already clearing the sidewalks. I doubt this street sweeper is primarily a snow sweeper, though. Prague rarely gets anywhere close to this much.

This was the scene on Monday morning, with powdered snow still swirling around. The temperature stayed very low for a very long time, days and days. At one point it supposedly got down to -26 Celsius, although not for a long time (this figure may have been taken outside Prague).

Having 1600 ISO film allowed me to photograph moving trams with a handheld camera in the middle of the night, so since I had limited time to photograph the Metro as midnight approached, I settled down in I.P. Pavlova to do some tram photography. This T3SU, on Jugoslavska at the intersection of Jugoslavska and Belehradska, has advertising livery for a bakery.

Here's #8604 at the I.P. Pavlova tram stop on Jugoslavska, which becomes Jecna after the next intersection. The Metro station in on the corner of that intersection behind the tram stop in this photo.

This is the I.P. Pavlova Metro station, one of the oldest on the system, built around 1970, if I'm not mistaken. Construction of the Metro lasted from about 1967-1974, with service starting between what is now Florenc (then called Sokolovska) and Kacerov in 1974.

Here's a T6A5 at the intersection of Jugoslavska and Belehradska. The snow was much deeper than it looks here, partly because the streets have been partially ploughed already.