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Passenger wagons type Bi, No. 09 205. 2021
Chabówka 2021-07-31 Passenger wagons type Bi, No. 09 205. Passenger cars of the Bi series were a development of the passenger cars of the Ci series. The structure was built in 1928. It was still a two-axle wagon. The purpose of the construction was to increase the comfort of travel. The main thing was building…
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Personal wagons with exposed and indoor assassinations. 2021
Kraków 2021-05-25 Personal wagons – history. Personal wagons with exposed and indoor assassinations. In this article, we discuss walk-through passenger cars used by PKP (Polish State Railways), i.e. those where a corridor leads through the car, through which passengers and, above all, the train crew can move. Previous cars had a passage on external gangways,…
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Passenger cars “Boczniak”. 2023
Chabówka 2023-07-19 Passenger cars “Boczniak”. The “Boczniak” type passenger cars owe their name to the numerous side entrances to the interior and the possibility of walking along the outer platforms along the car. The “Boczniak” wagons are basically the first group of typical railway passenger cars. Their design derives from passenger and postal vehicles, widely…
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Passenger and bar cars type 113A. 1972.
Jaworzyna Śląska 2023-08-14 Passenger and bar cars type 113A. 1972. The wagon type 113A, “Y” standard, is a passenger car with a bar compartment. It was the first catering car of Polish production after the Second World War. The wagon was commonly associated with the WARS company. The type 113A car was based on the…
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Postal wagons. 2023
Kraków 2023-08-11 Mail wagons. Photo description: Transport of a mail wagon on a platform pulled by a horse-drawn carriage. The mail car was built by the Lilpop, Rau et Company factory in Solec in Warsaw, for the Warsaw-Petersburg Railway. 1870 year. Drawing of the post office museum. Photo description: Working in a mail car in…
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Motor wagons in the period 1918 – 1939. 2023
Kraków 2023-02-22 Motor wagons in the period 1918 – 1939. Railway motor cars have a long history, also in Poland. Motor cars before the Second World War were called motor cars. Immediately after Poland regained its independence, the possibility of introducing motor wagons to selected lines was seriously considered. Mainly on routes with low passenger…
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ČSD motor cars, type M152.0, series 810. 2023
Zagórz 2023-05-12 ČSD motor cars, type M152.0, series 810. In 2017, the SKPL carrier acquired four motor cars of the 810 series. These motor cars were planned to run trains in the Bytów and Kętrzyn area. In the following years, the wagons were to be sent to Podkarpacie. The wagons are well known on the…
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Retro holiday train. Chabówka. 2021
Chabówka. 2021-08-19 Retro holiday trains on the route Skansen Chabówka – Kasina Wielka. As every year, the Open-Air Museum in Chabówka organized summer trips on the Retro train. In 2021, the route to Kasina Wielka was extended. The route is approximately 25 km long. The trail runs along the picturesque valley of the Raba River.…
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Italy. Suburban train Rome – Ostia. 2023.
Rzym 2023-09-02 Italy. Suburban train Rome – Ostia. 2023. Geographic coordinates: 41.722N 12.305E. Rome is one of the most visited cities in Europe and in the world. When the Boeing B-707 aircraft was designed, one of the requirements was a non-stop flight from New York (USA) to Rome (Italy). Public transport in Rome is well…
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ZNTK Bydgoszcz then PESA Bydgoszcz. 2024
Bydgoszcz 2024-05-23 Geographic coordinates: 53.136N 17.989E. Elevation 48 m. Railway workshops in Bydgoszcz. Let’s be clear at the beginning. If the Germanic army had not started the Second World War, the Germans would still be calmly traveling from Berlin to Königsberg and to their Muscovite brothers. And so, over a beer, they reminisce about the…