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- Polish railway news
- Kujawy 2000, narrow gauge railway meeting
- Good news from Rudy
- By railcar by Kaszuby
- Farewell to Wrocław-Świdnica line
- By diesel to Żagan
- Steam train to Pinczów
- One of the last enclaves of Polish steam: Sierpc
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The small railway junction station at Sierpc was one of the
last places in Poland, where to the end of the 1980's, the
true steam climate existed. Types of engines that ran in the
area, history of the depot,
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station, and lines, are
covered on pages 20 to 35. |
- Sierpc depot and it's engines over the years
- Sierpc area today
- Unplanned visit to Lubon
- Wilanów narrow gauge railway
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Wilanów narrow gauge railway was on of many in the Warsaw area.
This line started life as an independent railway, and later the
line was amalgamated with the Grójeckiej system, and continued
to operate to Wilanów, Konstancin area, until 1971. Over ten
years ago Bogdan Pokropiński collected material, and subsequently
wrote a book on the line which to this day, has not been published,
because no sponsor could be found ! No comment ... |
- Wilanów rolling stock
- First narrow gauge railcar in Poland
- Wilanów rolling stock statistics
- History of Wilanów line after 1945
- Steam locomotive type Pd5
- Warsaw railway technical school Pd5
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In front of the Warsaw railway technical school stands a Prussian
S6, which is the last survivor of it's type in the world. Tens
of these engines were used by PKP as type Pd5, and continued
in service until the end of the 1950's. Information on the
design and construction, and an article on the model locomotive
can be found on pages 57 to 63. |
- PIKO covered goods van in PKP livery
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All model railway fans in Poland always have lots
of covered goods wagons. Types G04 and G05 where from former East
German company PIKO. Now this wagon is available in PKP colors,
as well as other companies. This wagon not so long ago was still
used in great numbers on PKP. How to improve the detail, and
repaint the wagon lettering, read pages 64 to 71. |
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