Pu29 was the longest steam locomotive that has ever rode on polish routes. It was so long that it didn't fit on most of the turntables, that's why it never made it to the mass production phase. Pu... (more)
It is a great shame to see those great steam locomotives, which back in the day used to work hard pulling cargo trains, rust in the bushes. Nature has started to assimilate them.
Dark clouds over the Railroad Heritage Park in Koscierzyna. It's a shame that the rain can't wash out a rust from these locomotives.
Clouds of smoke, hissing steam, blistering heat comming from the boiler and the characteristic smell of grease and coal - all of that creates the uniqie atmosphere of steam locomotives.
First time in my life I had a chance to see dancing flames in the steam locomotive's boiler.
Standing at Koscierzyna - Skansen, museum of Polish State Railways.
Ls40-5438 and behind it a TKt48-179 with a cross section of the boiler made for educational purposes.
Interior of a cab of TKp100-04 "Hagans".
TKh 3140 "Ferrum" produced in 1954, orginaly designed to a work in the industry. Her lat place of work was the Sugar Plant in Ketrzyn.
SM03-200, beside Ty2-666, behind the fence of Heritage Park Ty45-139, TKh100-15 and TKh 3140.
SN61-81 and SN61-549 are standing close to the fence of the Heritage Park in Koscierzyna and waiting for a better days.
Pt47-100 but her real road number was 171. The fresh layer of paint looks great... If it could only be seen running along the routes...
Interior of a cab of Pt47-100 produced in 1950 in Chrzanow.
"Beautiful Helena". No, not the woman, the locomotive...
