Koleje Małe i Duże 1-2/2014(31)
Editorial: Pendolino without a pendolino .......................... 1
Refurbishments of Polish railway stations ........................ 3
The last few years are unusual
due to the significant increase of investments on the Polish railway
network. Also the amount of money spent on all the refurbishment works
is record breaking. Numerous railway lines and station buildings are
being refurbished all around the country. There are some 2500 station
buildings in Poland at the moment that are managed by PKP S.A. Out of
which only 600 serve passenger traffic. From 2010 a widespread
modernisation program is being introduced by PKP S.A. supported both
by state funds and EU grants. Approximately 1 billion zlotys was spent
on the refurbishment of railway stations in the period of 2013-2015.
The article includes a list stations that have been refurbished in
the recent years divided by regions.
Polish news ................................................................ 10
Our issues ................................................................. 12
2013/2014 specials ..................................................... 14
- 170 years of the Wrocław-Świdnica-Świebodzice railway
- Centenary of the Ełk narrow gauge railway
- Autumn with a Kp4
- A carnival in Przeworsk
- Farewell to Px48 with a vintage bus
The return of „Gagarins” to Czerwieńsk and Żagań ....... 28
Electric locomotives in Przewozy Regionalne ................. 40
Lost locomotives class SP32 ........................................ 44
Another article from a series
describing locomotive classes that disappear from the Polish railway
lines is related to the current state of the Romanian built SP32 diesels
– the last diesel locomotives purchased by PKP. The exceptionally low
reliability and a mixture of unfavourable conditions related to their
operation have all lead to the fact that these comparatively modern
vehicles shared the fate of much older locomotive classes and just
like them are now on the verge of extinction. After not much longer
than 20 years from the delivery of the last such loco to Poland already
90% of the fleet has already been withdrawn. Currently only three
machines can be seen in timetabled service: SP32-202, -204, -206,
however their duties are connected with operating passenger trains
on the Krzyż – Piła – Chojnice line only in case of a failure of on
of the railacrs that serve the line on the daily basis.
Steam railcars ........................................................... 52
After regaining of independence
by the Polish state in 1918 the Polish State Railways inherited 6
steam railcars after the railway companies of the countries that once
partitioned Poland – 5 built by Komarek and a Belgian one. Only 3 were
reintroduced and used on the lightly-graded lines from Skarżysko to
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Radom and to Końskie. In the following years
railways had to face the road competition decided to introduce more
steam railcars, as these were cheaper in operation than locomotive
hauled trains. In 1928 one British-built Clayton steam railcar was
bought for DOKP Kraków. In 1929 the Zakłady Mechaniczne Lilpop, Rau
i Loewenstein in Warsaw purchased technical documentation and mechanical
parts from the British firm of Sentinel-Camel Ltd., which allowed for
another railcar to be constructed. Good experiences from the operation
of the Clayton railcar on the Tarnów – Szczucin local railway lead
to PKP ordering further 9 such railcars from Zakłady Mechaniczne H.
Cegielskiego in Poznań. Narrow gauge steam railcars were also used
on the Chybie-Strumień local railway in Silesia as well as on the
Sochaczew County Railway.
Lights in a Bipa double decker set ............................... 76
My Ty51-108 ............................................................. 80
EN „Jan Kiepura” in a H0 miniature .............................. 86
When describing new models
presented on the Nuremberg model exhibition in 2011 we mentioned that
L.S.Models announced the introduction of the models of PKP IC sleeping
cars used in the EN „Jan Kiepura”. Early in 2014 these models were
delivered to model shops all around Europe and proved a bestseller.
More are to be produced in June 2014. The high demand for these models
means that in this issue we are paying closer attention to the history
of this unusual train, the carriages used in it and the possibility
to recreate the train consist from the carriages offered by L.S.Models
and other model railway manufacturers. The importance and uniqueness
of the train are underlined by its characteristic dark blue livery
with a light grey stripe below the windows with a stylized “EN Jan
Kiepura” lettering on it.
Railway Modeling Tribunals 2014 ............................... 100
Our library: Old Steam Locomotives in Poland ............ 102
Ads and club forum .................................................. 103
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