BLS Silesian Explorer 24-28 Jun 2022 - Part 4 - 24th June 2022

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Start the day right with an early morning turning circle - left - (Wrocław Tram Line 23), all done in service and closing when the line ahead opens.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Wrocław Park Przemysłowy loop, the single arrival/departure platform (should be enshrined in law) which will close.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]	Another day, another departure from Wrocław Główny P6, this time shared with a local train.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	En route to Gostyń, note the telegraph poles and wires (left) and the lack of railway lineside fencing which is quite normal.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	From the loco, the Gostyń run round with German style semaphores - now a busy 22km freight branch to a sugar beet factory, part of Line 323.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Gostyń station after the run round, the large sugar beet factory served by the branch is middle far right (Peron = Platform).<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Kosowo Wkp; our Silesian Explorer railtour stands at this remote former station (see report for details) in the middle of a wilderness. Kosowo Wlkp has a population of 490 ... none of whom appear to live anywhere near the station ... how on Earth did it close‽<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]
Iain's picture of Kosowo Wkp station shows the wooden platform edge well... The DfT and ORR would have apoplexy.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	A photo stop at Niegosławice which had passenger trains until 2002 (and later just from Żagań from 2006 until 2010).<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Approaching the vast sprawling Żagań„ station its with many platforms, said to be the largest in Poland that is not electrified (yet).<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Żagań station and railway museum (extreme right in previous photo), our tour is in P2 - Track 2 - middle far right.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Żagań station after running round.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Passing Rokitki station which serves a village with a population of 1,010 but is due to become a junction again in December.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2022]	Renovated Line 316 which is due to reopen in Dec from Rokitki to Chojnów, it (right) initially runs alongside the main line.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]
Zamienice station where Line 316 (reopening in Dec from Rokitki) stops being parallel to the main and diverges off to Chojnów (population 7,000).<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	The tour (far left) arrives at Legnica station where major refurbishment project is in progress as is evident.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2022]	Pawłowice Małe where our tour crossed a sand train on the electrified single track line to Jerzmanice Zdrój (Zdrój = Spa).<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]	Pawłowice Małe again.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Złotoryja - there really is, or was, a station there - our loco, SM42 2320, stands facing northwards on return towards Legnica.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2022]	The former Jerzmanice Zdrój passenger station.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]	Another view of the former Jerzmanice Zdrój passenger station.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]
Another view of the former Jerzmanice Zdrój passenger station.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2022]