BLS Silesian Explorer 24-28 Jun 2022 - Part 2 - 24th June 2022

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Photo stop at the long closed Syców station, no chance in Britain, note the signals above the front of the loco.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Day 2, a wet morning at Wrocław Główny P6 as our tour waits to leave.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Wrocław Brochów station under reconstruction.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Osowiec Śląskie station,[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	The single line working approaching Opole station (ahead), the new bridge alignment (right) will definitely require a revisit.<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2022]	The country junction of Jełowa. The tour went left, through the trees (Line 301 to Murów); straight on is Line 293. Note lack of fencing (normal).<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	The country junction of Jełowa.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]
Looking back at Jełowa station and the junction for the line to Murów which the tour is now on. Note the rectangular 'STOP' board lying on the ground (bottom right of centre). Normally it is in the track show that the line is 'closed'. Quite a few locals have turned out here to witness this most unusual spectacle.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]	Murów Station with its grassy platform.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	The other end of Murów with its grassy platform. The vegetation hides the tour train ahead but a bit of rail is visible (bottom centre).<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]	Murów again, the tour train seen from the buffer stops, the former passenger platform is left.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]	Opole Główne station P1a looking towards end of line with a posterior view of the one and only Simon Mortimer (centre of platform, silver hair).<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Looking the other way, Opole Główne bay P1a. The loco is having a rectangular 'last vehicle marker' (see report) wired to the handrails.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]	Wrocław, view forward left as the tour veers right at Gadow onto Curve 275 towards Wrocław Muchobor.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]
The junction for Wrocław Swiebodzki (the line straight ahead which was closed due to problems with the rail overbridge seen in the distance). The tour unexpectedly curved right instead to Wrocław Główny. The attitude to heads out of the window is quite different in Poland.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Approaching Gądów Yard from Wrocław after doing Line 751.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	A reversal and photo stop at Wrocław Nadodrze station.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]