Driver's Eye View - Czech Republic - Zastávka u Brna to Brno with Class 751 Bardotka No. T478 - 1002

Having visited the fascinating Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Zbýšov our little train is ready to take the group back to Zastávka u Brna where we watched the two narrow steam locomotives run round their train ready for their trip back to Zbýšov. Grumpy Diesel No. T478 - 1002 was waiting in the main line station ready to whisk our group back to Brno and once again the driver kindly allowed me to place a camera in the locomotive cab, so that we can all enjoy the view normally reserved for the train crew. Czech Railways (České dráhy) iconic “Grumpy Diesel” locomotives, also known as “Bardotka” owing to the French actress Brigitte Bardot sharing a similar profile to the locomotive's front end when viewed from the side. Grumpy came about as a result of the shape of the front windows making the locomotive look as though it is scowling when viewed head on. Our locomotive No.T478-1002 was one of the prototypes for what was to become Class 751, it differed from the production batch in that the cab was more rounded rounded hence the “Bardotka” nickname, it is now preserved and available to haul charter trains such as the one featured in this video. We leave the old fashioned, quiet country station at Zastávka u Brna to head back towards Brno Hlavní nádraží, a busy station hosting international, regional and a variety of local trains as well as a substantial number of freight trains. This was a good time to visit, before the old trains most of which were peculiar to the original Czechoslovakian Railways are swept away by modern European trains. The route we travel along is in the process on being upgraded from a single track non electrified line to a twin track modern electric railway, making this a last opportunity to see the railway as it was. Map at 00:15 - Google Earth/Google maps Map at 00:33 - https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ 00:00 Intro 01:24 Zastávka u Brna 04:25 Rosice u Brna 05:52 Tetčice 12:10 Omice 14:44 Střelice 16:05 Střelice dolní 17:15 Troubsko 18:18 Ostopovice 19:49 Brno-Starý Lískovec 22:50 Brno-Horní Heršpice 27:50 Brno hl.n. Tour date 15th to 23rd May 2023 Tour - Steam in Austria, Hungary & Czech Republic – arranged by “The Railway Touring Company”. To find out more or to book your own adventure, please click on this link - https://www.railwaytouring.net/holidays Track Gauge - 4ft 8 ½ ins (1435 mm)