for 1) there is a qualification: when loading an image with a world file, the projection of the .net.xml file (from the projParameter of the <location> element) is applied to the parameters of the world file. If you have been using a world file with UTM offset and the network had no associated projection then it would have worked.
When I'm loading your tile as a decal this is the warning I see:
Warning: Invalid longitude 4733.23
Warning: Could not convert coordinates in /localdata/1/debug/petr_decal/decals/Tile_008_009.jpg.
This warning reflects the attempt to transform the input coordinates from WGS84 to UTM (your network projParameter is "+proj=utm +zone=33 +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 + units=m +no_defs").
Maybe I'm misunderstanding the nature of your problem.
Do you see a similar warning?
What SUMO version are you using?
Does your SUMO show "GDAL" in the feature list (F12 in sumo-gui)?
There might also be a difference between our platforms due to different GDAL library versions.
For 2) can you check whether the gamma problem appears on different computers?
regards,
Jakob