Luzna Steam Festival; Czech Republic; 27/28 June 2009

I'm very interested in this event. Anyone been before? My understanding is that there are mainline specials from Prague to the event on both days. Several engines in steam at the Czech Railway Museum in LUZNA and short mainline steam trips from the event itself.

http://www.os.cd.cz/muzeum/files/2009_L ... 881207.pdf

And that 4-8-4 looks a real BEAST!

 

Ive done a bit of digging to see what I could find on this:

434.2186 - 27th June (unrelated tour from Prague)

Praha Braník depart 0946
?er?any 1125 – 1202
Benešov 1214 – 1247
Postupice 1307 – 1446
Praha Braník 1757

M262.0 830 Old railcar - 27th June (unrelated tour from Prague to Bezd?z castle)

Praha Smíchov 0824
Praha Vršovice 0833
Nymburk m?sto 0935
Mladá Boleslav hl. n. 1011
Bezd?z 1051

Doksy 1102 - 1728

Bezd?z 1741
Mladá Boleslav hl. n. 1835
Nymburk m?sto 1906
Praha Vršovice 2010
Praha Smíchov 2028

From Luzna, I found these services advertised:

Lužná u Rakovníka 09.52 / 13.52 (Steam 25th June) 10.42 / 13.45 (Old Railcar 26th June)
Kolešovice 10.42 / 14.42 (Steam 25th June ) 11.25 / 14.28 (Old Railcar 26th June)

Kolešovice 11.30 / 14.33 (Steam 25th June) 10.52 / 14.52 (Old Railcar 26th June)
Lužná u Rakovníka 12.15 / 15.18 (Steam 25th June) / 12.46 / 16.46 (Old Railcar 26th June)

The event coincides with a concert in Lužná and there are special trains from Prague, but didnt see anything advertising steam (nor any running slower than the service train), so I dont know if there is a steam special to this from Prague.

Locomotives in attendence are:

310.0134
354.195
354.7152
423.094
434.1100
464.001
464.008
464.102
464.202
477.013
477.043
555.0153

 

Thanks a lot - very grateful I'm definately going !

 

Here's an update on the trains:

Praha hl. n. – Lužná u Rakovníka return

Praha hl.n. 9:22 17:10
Praha Smíchov spol. n. 9:29 17:05
Praha Zli?ín 9:49 16:55
Hostivice 9:55 16:49
Kladno 10:15 16:35
Stochov 10:30 16:22
Nové Strašecí 10:39 16:10
?evni?ov 10:45 15:59
Lužná u R. 10:54 15:50

Fare Praha hl. n - Lužná u R. 120 Koruny

The Prague train is hauled by a very large tank engine...T678-012, runs saturday and sunday.


Lužná u R. – Rakovník and back
Lužná u R. 13:50 14:48
Rakovník 14:02 14:36

Lužná u R. – Milostín return
Lužná u R 13:50 14:56
Krupá 13:57 14:50
Milostín 14:04 14:40

Lužná u R. – Rakovník – 40 Koruny
Lužná u R. – Milostín – 60 Koruny

both trains (and the Prague run) both Sat and Sun

and the local trips:

464-001/ 464.202 Saturday - Rakovník, Sunday -Milostín
477.043 / 477.013 Saturday -Milostín, Sunday - Rakovník

Here's the URL..

http://www.os.cd.cz/muzeum/files/Setk_n ... bf8df3.pdf

 

If anyone needs help with the translation please ask.

http://www.os.cd.cz/muzeum/files/Setk_n ... bf8df3.pdf

On the left side, thats indicating at 12pm Photo parade on saturday / sunday
9pm Saturday is a night photography session around the round house.
and 8am-9am Saturday and Sunday is an early bird photography session.

 

Yes this looks a lot bigger than the TKT Tanks in Poland, it might match an Chabowka's OKz32-2, but then thats a 2-10-2 freight tank !

Eastern european engines are just bigger !

 

Mainline steam for less than a fiver.. not bad eh ?

 

Oh yeah !! Czech it out !! *groan*

 

Flippin eck ! Major probs with flooding in CZ approaching the weekend - a situation said to continue

 

Well, I'll say one thing - the Czech's know how to throw a steam engine party! What a special and spectacular event this was. A gathering of tank engines at the CD Railway Museum at Luzna, with no less than FIVE of them venturing out during the afternoon to work short trips on the mainline (less than a Fiver each trip). A heritage diesel worked a special train from Prague to the museum on both days and drew huge amounts of attention from linesiders. I'm certainly keeping my eye on the Luzna calendar - I'll definately be back.

some phots from here;

http://johnleyland736.mediaobject.co.uk/p59264244.html

The gallery also contains some shots of current Czech traction working in and around Prague. Locomotives/coaches/ shunting and run-rounds - a REAL railway !

 

Nice photo's. They are chunky tank engines that the czech's use aren't they ?

 

They are indeed. I was totally blown away by Czech Steam. The Czech Railways attitude to steam traction seems very healthy and supportive too. I'll be back !

 

Sorry to disappoint, but T678-012 is a DIESEL!
Notwithstanding, I've been to several Luzna events over the years, and they are excellent.

 

Blimey...it only took you 15 years to reply to @ADB968008 's post. A Nat Pres record?