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The BLS Wielkopolski Explorer - Part 4 - 25th April 2025

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Poznań Dworzec Letni (= Poznań Summer Railway Station), an information panel in Polish, English and German.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

A close up of the English section.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

The Summer Station... Poznań Dworzec Letni ...opened by Der Kaiser Wilhelm in 1913!<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

The other side of that building … EN76-031 on the 06.33 departure from Poznań Główny Peron (Platform) - 9 the Imperial Platform<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

As can be seen, yellow lines have reached Poland as well … stań za żółtą linią!<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

The other end of the same platform (but a different unit!).<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

View back crossing the Warta river and floodplain on the Poznań freight ring.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

View forward towards Krzyż, here the railtour is on Track 3 that connects the main north - south Line 351, left, with the east - west Line 203, right.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

Leaving Krzyż on Line 203 towards Piła Główna; view forward of that Track 3 link line (right) just traversed by the tour from main Line 351, far right.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

Kalisz Pomorskie; our tour runs round to the rhythm of the timber loading (left) ready for our 50km run over the reopened strategic military freight line to Złocieniec.<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]

Złocieniec; SU42 526 has arrived from Kalisz Pomorski via the reinstated 50km freight link for the military before the run round ritual begins. Left, in the shadows beneath the clock on the platform, is Alan Welsh (our previous Membership Secretary and BLN proofreader extraordinaire).<br>[© Simon Mortimer 2025]


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