{"id":1569,"date":"2013-03-07T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2013-03-06T08:46:27","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T13:46:27","slug":"revenue-steam-in-poland-april-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/revenue-steam-in-poland-april-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Revenue Steam in Poland, April 2002"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Regularly scheduled revenue steam-powered passenger train in rural Poland<\/a> in April 2002.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a follow up to yesterday\u2019s view<\/a> of a 2-10-0 on disused track, here\u2019s a view of a regular revenue train from that same visit to Poland in April 2002. On a scheduled run from Poznan<\/a> to Wolsztyn<\/a>, PKP<\/a> Ol69-111 passes German-style semaphores on approach to a rural station. At this time, several of the daily passenger Poznan-Wolzstyn trains routinely operated with steam, with Ol69 class 2-6-2s being the most common type on them. This was a secondary main line, and\u00a0 although weedy, the track was in reasonably good shape. Chasing the trains on the road was a challenge.<\/p>\n

I made this image with my Rollei<\/a> Model T on 120 black & white film, hand processed using my preferred recipe. The combination of traditional subject matter and the classic camera with 75mm Zeiss Tessar<\/a> lends to a timeless view. Only, the rake of East German-built double-deck passenger carriages might seem incongruous to un-trained eyes. In fact, these cars were standard in the late era and consistent with Polish passenger practice. In this picture they are dressed in a olive drab livery, however some were later painted in a dandelion yellow, which truly seems out of character behind steam.<\/p>\n

Check Tracking the Light tomorrow for more on this theme!<\/p>\n

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