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Łódź–Tuplice Railway
The Łódź–Tuplice railway is a 388 kilometer-long railway line in Poland running between Łódź Kaliska station and the Germany–Poland border between Tuplice, Poland, and Forst (Lausitz), Germany. It is commonly used for passenger and freight services. History The line consists of sections built during the 19th century and early 20th century, during the period of the Partitions of Poland opened in parts of the country which were under Prussia and former lands of Congress Poland, which was part of the Russian Empire. The first section was opened in Prussian controlled Silesia by the Lower Silesian branch line Railway (''Niederschlesische Zweigbahn'') company on 1 October 1846, running between Głogów () and Żagań (''Sagan''). On 30 December 1857, the Wrocław-Poznań-Głogów Railway (''Breslau-Posen-Glogauer Eisenbahn'') opened the stretch from Leszno (''Lissa'') in the Grand Duchy of Poznań to Grodziec Mały (''Klein Gräditz'') across the Odra river from Gło ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PKP Class EN57
EN57 (manufacturer's designation: Pafawag 5B/6B) is an electric multiple unit used by the Poland, Polish railway operator (''Polskie Koleje Państwowe, PKP''). It was built for suburban and long-distance services. Presently it is used by Polregio, Szybka Kolej Miejska (Tricity), SKM Trójmiasto, Koleje Dolnośląskie, Koleje Śląskie, Koleje Wielkopolskie and Koleje Mazowieckie companies in Poland. History Designed for regional transport, class EN57 was based on the earlier class units, which was the first electrical multiple unit train type built in Poland with 100% domestic components. They were built by Pafawag works in Wrocław. Production started in 1961 and ended in 1993 with 1452 trainsets produced, many of which are still in operation. The first-generation units had first-class compartments, but units numbered 602 onwards were produced with only second class. Due to its extensive production period, the series varies between specific production spans. Units up to nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
