The main purpose of this trip was to cover one of the pair of summer-weekend-only trains over the curve avoiding Česká Lípa. Flying via München to Dresden also meant visiting two "new" airports.
Operating Company Abbreviations:
| Place | Arrive | Depart | Train | Traction details & notes |
| Timperley | 05:40 | Taxi | ||
| Manchester Airport (MAN) | 05:52 | 06:40 | LH4623 | British Midland Commuter BAe146 G-CLHE operated on behalf of Lufthansa dep 22 late |
| München Flughafen (MUC) | 10:00 | 11:10 | LH980 | Lufthansa D-AILA Airbus A319-100 |
| Dresden Flughafen (DRS) | 12:25 | arr 18 early | ||
| Dresden Flughafen | 14:02 | 'S2' | DB DMU 642 033 set ran 7 late | |
| Dresden-Neustadt | 14:15 | 15:15 | RE17029 | DB DL 234 468-7P |
| via Bischofswerda, Neukirch, Wilthen, Ebersbach, Oberoderwitz | ||||
| Zittau | 17:04 | 18:00 | 6219 | ČD DR 810 577-7 + 2T |
| Liberec | 18:41 | |||
| Nádraží | 18:58 | '2' | DPML tram 81 on 1435mm gauge | |
| Saldovo náměstí | 19:02 | |||
| New passenger track today: Dresden Flughafen - Dresden Grenzstraße | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Zlatý Lev, Guttenbergova 126/3 (3 minutes walk from Saldovo náměstí tram stop, close to main square) | ||||
| Saldovo náměstí | 08:14 | '2' | DPML tram 85 on 1435mm gauge | |
| Nádraží | 08:20 | |||
| Liberec | 08:55 | Sp1950 | ČD DR 830 169-9 + 1T | |
| delayed at Rynoltice due to crossing a late running train; via Česká Lípa avoiding line | ||||
| Doksy | 10:27 | 11:03 | Sp1912 | ČD DR 843 014-3 + 2T arr 8 late / dep 20 late |
| Česká Lípa | 11:14 | 12:42 | 6012 | ČD DR 810 347-5 + 2T + 810 197-4 arr 23 late / dep 16 late |
| Jedlová | 13:22 | 13:54 | 2665 | ČD DR 830 214-3 + 1T arr 17 late / dep 9 late |
| Česká Kamenice | 14:14 | 14:20 | 26606 | KPL DR M131.1441 arr 8 late / dep 6 late |
| Kamenicky Šenov | 14:35 | 15:15 | 26607 | KPL DR M131.1441 |
| Česká Kamenice | 15:30 | 16:27 | 2602 | ČD DL 750 311-3 dep 14 late |
| Děčín hl.n. | 17:02 | 18:10 | R646 | ČD EL 163 098-7 arr 17 late / dep 7 late |
| Ústí nad Labem hl.n. | 18:35 | arr 7 late | ||
| New passenger track today: Česká Lípa avoiding line, Česká Kamenice - Kamenicky Šenov | ||||
| Overnight at Hotel Bohemia, Mírové náměstí 6 (5 minutes walk from Ústí nad Labem hl.n.) | ||||
| Ústí nad Labem západ | 08:26 | 08:43 | 16504 | ČD DR 810 334-3 |
| via Úpořiny (wait 10 mins for connection from Lovosice), then at Bílina via the diveunder then crossovers into east side loop platform | ||||
| Bílina | 09:33 | 10:17 | 16507 | ČD DR 810 334-3 via direct curve |
| Úpořiny | 10:37 | 10:42 | 16506 | ČD DR 810 335-0 via diveunder and crossovers |
| Bílina | 11:02 | 11:10 | 6907 | ČD DR 810 202-2 |
| via crossovers at west end of Oldřichov u Duchcova, Telnice, reversal at former Děčín západni n., into main platform area | ||||
| Děčín hl.n. | 12:51 | 13:31 | 6634 | ČD EL 372 011-7 ran 7 late |
| Bad Schandau | 13:48 | |||
| Bahnhof | 14:00 | OVPS ferry "MS Lilienstein" | ||
| Bad Schandau Bornsteg | 14:09 | |||
| Stadtpark | 14:30 | OVPS (Kirnitzschtalbahn) tram 1 + 24 + 23 | ||
| Lichtenhainer Wasserfall | 15:02 | 15:10 | OVPS (Kirnitzschtalbahn) tram 1 + 23 + 24 | |
| Stadtpark | 15:44 | |||
| Bad Schandau Bornsteg | 16:24 | OVPS ferry "MS Lilienstein" | ||
| Bahnhof | 16:30 | |||
| Bad Schandau | 16:32 |
'S1' |
DB EL 143 327-5P | |
| Dresden-Neustadt | 17:37 | 17:46 |
'S2' |
DB DMU 642 034 set |
| Dresden Flughafen | 18:00 | |||
| Dresden Flughafen (DRS) | 19:15 | LH205 | Lufthansa D-AILE Airbus A319-100 | |
| Frankfurt Flughafen (FRA) T1A | 20:10 | 20:22 | Peoplemover | |
| Frankfurt Flughafen (FRA) T1BC | 20:23 | 22:20 | LH4544 | Lufthansa D-ABIA Boeing 737-500 dep 20 late |
| Manchester Airport (MAN) | 23:14 | 23:25 | Taxi | |
| Timperley | 23:40 | |||
| New passenger track today: Bílina departure route towards Úpořiny, Kirnitzschtalbahn | ||||
Tickets used: single journey tickets throughout.
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This page last updated on 15 May 2018 at 13:44.