The Katowice & Kraków Wanderer (Poland) - Part 2 - 12th May 2023

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The long closed former border station of Sosnowiec Maczki<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]	Jaworzno Szczakowa hump yard and its controlling signal box 'JSE-JSR' - the hump track is in the foreground.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]	DB TEM-2307 (Soviet -built) + DE6400-6410 + 66237 on a steel train in Jaworzno Szczakowa yard.`<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]	Libiąż station where the tour train, EP05-23, is running round.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]	Zabroniony Tor! (forbidden track). The Trzebinia Siersza Power Station branch at Trzebinia.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]	Kraków Prokocim Towarowy; 'PrA' signal box in the freight yard.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]	A double slip up? Some required track that was being replaced, the rather complicated yard connections at Kraków Nowa Huta.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]
One reason tours in Poland are such fun in 2023... Our tour at the refurbished platform in a top secret location. For the benefit of our younger members, railtours used to be like this in the UK over 30 years ago.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2023]	A different view of the same location showing our tour train at new platform.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]	There was certainly a very valid reason why Line 95 was unavailable for our tour...<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]	… but a bonus at KPM podg was the Kraków Glówny = Kraków Main (station) avoiding line, which line was not avoided in fact.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]	The west end of Jaworzno Szczakowa Yard with 'JSB' signal box on the right.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]	Mysłowice Brzęczkowice after running round, in the platform which is now an extension of the garden of the private home behind.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]	Back at Katowice; right is the very rare Peron (Platform) 5 which is not in regular use.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]