Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Sochaczew
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Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Sochaczew
was established in 1984. The exhibit was open in 1986. The museum is located in the headquarter of the former Sochaczew County Narrow Gauge Railway. A part of the railway is still in service. Trains from the museum to Kampinos Forest
run on Saturdays from the end of May till the mid-September and also on Wednesdays during the summer holidays.
The museum is a branch of Railway Museum in Warsaw. Due to not quite clear status of land property and financial difficulties the future of both is uncertain.
main building. Also the garages for draisine
s converted into exhibition rooms. Sporadic train courses began in May 1986. The museum was open for public on 6 September 1986. Up to the end of 1986 the museum collected 107 vehicles (including 33 steam locomotive
s). In the 1996 this number reached 253. In 2009 the total number of all types of rolling stock was 263 (56 steam locomotive
s). After scrapping and selling several units this number went down to 228 in 2011.
Some of the vehicles still require substantial restoration before moving from storage to exposition.
In the late 80ties the tracks underwent repairs, mainly sleeper
s replacements but also two briges were fixed. On 10 July 1991 the Technical Commission of Narrow Gauge Railways (polish: Komisja Techniczna z Zarządu Kolei Dojazdowych) granted a clearance to operate the line to Wilcze Tułowskie, where the trains terminate.
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Diesel locomotive
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Passenger car
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Sochaczew
Sochaczew is a town in central Poland, with 38,300 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Skierniewice Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sochaczew County....
was established in 1984. The exhibit was open in 1986. The museum is located in the headquarter of the former Sochaczew County Narrow Gauge Railway. A part of the railway is still in service. Trains from the museum to Kampinos Forest
Kampinos Forest
Kampinos Forest is a large forest complex located to the west of Warsaw in Poland. It covers a large part of the ancient valley of Vistula, between Vistula and Bzura rivers. Once a gigantic forest covering 670 km² of central Poland, it currently covers roughly 240 km².Most of the...
run on Saturdays from the end of May till the mid-September and also on Wednesdays during the summer holidays.
The museum is a branch of Railway Museum in Warsaw. Due to not quite clear status of land property and financial difficulties the future of both is uncertain.
History
Regular service of Sochaczew County Narrow Gauge Railway ended on 30 November 1984.The museum was established in December. In the early days all the efforts were made to repair, renovate and protect premises, vehicles and to do the necessary repairs of the tracks and vehicles preservation and repair works started. Archives and some of the exhibition rooms placed in the stationStation
-Traffic and infrastructure:* Filling station, a gas station* Power station* Space station* Transit station ** Bus station** Metro station, a transit rail station** Train station or railway station** Train order station...
main building. Also the garages for draisine
Draisine
A draisine primarily refers to a light auxiliary rail vehicle, driven by service personnel, equipped to transport crew and material necessary for the maintenance of railway infrastructure....
s converted into exhibition rooms. Sporadic train courses began in May 1986. The museum was open for public on 6 September 1986. Up to the end of 1986 the museum collected 107 vehicles (including 33 steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s). In the 1996 this number reached 253. In 2009 the total number of all types of rolling stock was 263 (56 steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s). After scrapping and selling several units this number went down to 228 in 2011.
Some of the vehicles still require substantial restoration before moving from storage to exposition.
In the late 80ties the tracks underwent repairs, mainly sleeper
Sleeper
A sleeper is a person who is sleeping. It may also refer to:-Music:* Sleeper , a Britpop band in the 1990s* The Sleepers , a punk/post-punk band active from 1978 until 1981...
s replacements but also two briges were fixed. On 10 July 1991 the Technical Commission of Narrow Gauge Railways (polish: Komisja Techniczna z Zarządu Kolei Dojazdowych) granted a clearance to operate the line to Wilcze Tułowskie, where the trains terminate.
Preserved rolling stock(selection)
Steam locomotiveSteam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
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- Pw53-1980
- Px29-1704 (in service)
- Px48-1755 (awaiting repair)
- Px49-1794
- Px49-1796
- Px49-1797
- Py4-741
- Tx4-1315
- Ty10914
Diesel locomotive
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
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- Lxd2PKP class Lxd2The Lxd2 is a B-B narrow gauge diesel locomotive of the Polish state railway Polskie Koleje Państwowe .Altogether 166 locomotives were built between 1967-1985 by FAUR in Romania with for 750 mm, 785 mm and 1000 mm gauges....
-250 - Lxd2PKP class Lxd2The Lxd2 is a B-B narrow gauge diesel locomotive of the Polish state railway Polskie Koleje Państwowe .Altogether 166 locomotives were built between 1967-1985 by FAUR in Romania with for 750 mm, 785 mm and 1000 mm gauges....
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Passenger car
Passenger car
A passenger car is a piece of railway rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers...
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