The Katowice & Kraków Wanderer (Poland) - Part 4 - 12th May 2023

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Katowice Glówny (Glówny = Main) SM42 742 stands on load three on the final day of our railtour.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2023]	Awaiting run round at Pawłowice Śląskie, the current end of PKP metals, on an incredibly moss strewn platform.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2023]	A photo stop at Sumina.<br>[&copy; Iain Scotchman 2023]	Rydułtowy with the disused decaying station building left and our tour (right) awaiting return to the Rybnik area.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2023]	Knurów, during a brief photo stop while heading north. Note the cast concrete water tower far right. Iain Scotchman, our esteemed organiser of this 4-day tour in Poland, is at the end of the platform facing the camera; he knew he had been framed.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2023]	The closed station of Piekary Śląskie (which had passenger trains from 1968 until 1976) now a non-electrified freight line.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]	Running round at Piekary Śląskie next to the Russian built TEM2-227, the tour train is just off the photo to the right.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]
Kielcza on non-passenger section through Tworóg in deteriorating light, just prior to a rain storm, heading for Opole. Note the invisible OHLE.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2023]	Kielcza looking north note disused platforms and very rusty rails (which the tour did after this) as the line is only open to freight two days a week!<br>[&copy; Simon Mortimer 2023]	<s>Singing</s>Gricing in the rain; a damp photo stop at Zawadzkie, further along this line on the section now reopened to passengers - train left.<br>[© Iain Scotchman 2023]