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Polish steam locomotive preservation efforts

Overview

Efforts to preserve Polish railway heritage through the restoration and relocation of historic steam locomotives are underway in different regions.

In Jarocin, the Society of Greater Poland Railways and the Jarocin Steam Locomotive Museum have commenced the first phase of restoring the Ty42-149 steam locomotive. The project involves cleaning the engine and clearing its interior, with funding provided by museum brick sales and municipal subsidies under the ‘Historią koleją się toczy’ programme.

In Sierpc, a community initiative is seeking 120,000 PLN to transport a stationary Ol49 locomotive from Częstochowa to the town. The goal is to display the engine in a park opposite the local interwar-era railway station, which was recently transferred to the city for symbolic preservation efforts.

Entities

Museum Parowozownia Jarocin · Towarzystwo Kolei Wielkopolskiej · Częstochowa · Sierpc · PKP

Timeline

  1. 23 days ago

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    Sierpc community seeks funds to transport historic Ol49 locomotive

    Residents of Sierpc are fundraising 120,000 PLN to transport and restore a historic Ol49 steam locomotive from Częstochowa to serve as an attraction at the town's modernized railway station.

  2. about 1 month ago

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    Ty42-149 Steam Locomotive Restoration Advances in Jarocin, Poland

    Polish society Towarzystwo Kolei Wielkopolskiej and Museum Parowozownia Jarocin begin cleaning and restoration of the historic Ty42-149 steam locomotive in Jarocin, funded by local grants and railway festival s

Sources

moj.powiat.pl · portalplock.pl