Ukraine - A Journey to Dnipro - June 2024
A Journey to Dnipro 09-10/06/2024 CHS7-134 on the outskirts of Dnipro, this type of loco would haul our train twice Setting off at 2200 from Hull, UK it was the start of a monumental journey that would no doubt be quite memorable. The first stage was quite unremarkable; drive down to London Stanstead Airport for a Ryanair flight at 0600 the next day. There isn't really much to tell. Flying to Kosice the best bet is either Wizz or Ryanair from a London airport departing early doors and usually being quite cheap. On this occasion the flight came in at just over £20 making it a very affordable way to travel. The flight thankfully departed on time after we'd spent a few hours waiting in the mediocre airport and we were on our way to Eastern Slovakia. A flight time of two and a half hours meant that we were arriving into Kosice at 0930. So far so good for connections later in the day. Passport control was quick and easy at the small airport and we were ordering a taxi via...