The morning of 30 April 2004 dawned bright and unbelievably clear. There was only one place to go, the big curve above Vojkovice. Of all the locations in the Czech Republic, this was my favorite until the poles went up. The most attractive engine on the line, red and yellow liveried 749.102 rolled downhill towards Vojkovice with train R693, the 08:52 Cheb - Liberec fast passenger.