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By:Peider SwissTrip
Dates:9/14/2012 - 12/31/2012
Album Info:PKP SA is the leading railway operator in Poland. The company was founded 2001 when the former Polskie Koleje Panstwowe state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union. So it has today several division, among them PKP Intercity, PKP Cargo, the regional operator PKP Szybka Kolej Miejska and PKP LHS (Inland broad gauge steelworks line). Since deregulation of the Polish railmarket there are 53 companies operating in the freight business and over 10 companies in the passenger market. The history of rail transport in Poland dates back to the first half of the 19th century when railways were built under Prussian, Russian, ^nd Austrian rule. After Polish independence was declared on November 11th, 1918, the independent Polish state administered its own railways. Information by PKP SA, Wikipedia and others.
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M62Y-375A - TSO S.A., Poland
Title:  M62Y-375A - TSO S.A., Poland
Description:  Poland received 1,191 locomotives M62 class from Russia for operating heavy freight trains. Reclassified to ST44, the 116.5 t heavy diesel engine made problems to tracks and was therefore banished on several lines. Here the TSO unit brought some gravel from Czech to unload to trucks at Bydgoszcz station.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/26/2013 6:24:10 AM
Location:  Bydgoszcz, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TSO M62(UNKNOWN)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
285122 - LOTOS Railways, Poland
Title:  285122 - LOTOS Railways, Poland
Description:  LOTOS Kolej is a Polish rail company operating as a part of Grupa LOTOS JSC. The diesel engine, with 2400 kW power rating, is produced by Bombardier as designation TRAXX F140 DE. LOTOS has 10 units since 2011 for inland freight operation.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/3/2012 2:53:53 PM
Location:  Rzepin, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  LOTOS 285(UNKNOWN)
Views:  172   Comments: 2
712 - PESA Bydgoszcz SA, Poland
Title:  712 - PESA Bydgoszcz SA, Poland
Description:  For shunting work at the PESA coach refurbishing department they use this 409Da class tractor. Behind one of those primer painted coaches.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/26/2013 6:24:18 AM
Location:  Bydgoszcz, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  PESA 409DA(UNKNOWN)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
411s - PKP Polish State Railways
Title:  411s - PKP Polish State Railways
Description:  The Polish snow plow waiting for next winter season.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/4/2012 1:25:24 PM
Location:  Rzepin, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  PKP 411S(MoW Equipment)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
T448p-047 - Transchem S.A., Poland
Title:  T448p-047 - Transchem S.A., Poland
Description:  Transchem main business is rolling stock repairs, mainly tank cars, and service repairs of diesel locomotives T-448p.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/29/2013 8:50:51 AM
Location:  Torun Wschodni, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TRANSCHEM T448(UNKNOWN)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
T448p-081 - Transchem S.A., Poland
Title:  T448p-081 - Transchem S.A., Poland
Description:  Transchem has been present on the railway transport market since 1993. Until that date, Transchem was a railway transport company of Zaklady Azotowe "Wloclawek"(
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/29/2013 8:50:58 AM
Location:  Torun Wschodni, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Locomotives:  TRANSCHEM T448(UNKNOWN)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
O-R - PKP Intercity S.A., Poland
Title:  O-R - PKP Intercity S.A., Poland
Description:  A refurbished PKP Intercity coach with 24 seats.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/26/2013 6:24:37 AM
Location:  Bydgoszcz, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  53   Comments: 0
6486 - PKP Energetyka S.A., Poland
Title:  6486 - PKP Energetyka S.A., Poland
Description:  Overhead maintenance vehicle
Photo Date:  6/4/2013  Upload Date: 7/22/2013 5:22:39 AM
Location:  Radwanice, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  44   Comments: 0
Signaltower - PKP Poland
Title:  Signaltower - PKP Poland
Description:  Rzepin is a transit station for east-west traffic on the relation Warsaw - Berlin, mainly used for cargo traffic and PKP Intercity connections.
Photo Date:  6/6/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 3:47:39 AM
Location:  Rzepin, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  37   Comments: 0
Switch tower - PKP Polish State Railways
Title:  Switch tower - PKP Polish State Railways
Description:  Soon this switch tower of Pyskowice will be part of history.
Photo Date:  6/2/2013  Upload Date: 7/24/2013 3:10:26 AM
Location:  Pyskowice, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  77   Comments: 1
Station building - PKP Polish State Railways
Title:  Station building - PKP Polish State Railways
Description:  Pyskowice was a long time part of Germany until after WWII, were it became part of Poland. Out of this time it is still labeled as "Bahnbetriebswerk".
Photo Date:  6/2/2013  Upload Date: 7/24/2013 3:09:03 AM
Location:  Pyskowice, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  58   Comments: 0
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Title:  Bydgoszcz, Poland
Description:  The lady station master signs off this Arriva railcar. Something long gone in western part of Europa.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/27/2013 5:36:14 AM
Location:  Bydgoszcz, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  49   Comments: 0
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Title:  Bydgoszcz, Poland
Description:  Water tower of Bydgoszcz with in front the 411S 84 snowplow.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/27/2013 5:36:18 AM
Location:  Bydgoszcz, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Title:  Bydgoszcz, Poland
Description:  Small control station at Bydgoszcz would made a nice model.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/27/2013 5:36:24 AM
Location:  Bydgoszcz, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  48   Comments: 0
Main station of Torun, Poland
Title:  Main station of Torun, Poland
Description:  Torun is a large Polish city and is home to chemical industries and is an important railway junction with with several yard stations.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/29/2013 8:51:11 AM
Location:  Torun Glowny, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  45   Comments: 0
Torun Main station,  Poland
Title:  Torun Main station, Poland
Description:  Torun is a large Polish city and is home to chemical industries and is an important railway junction with several yard stations.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/29/2013 8:51:17 AM
Location:  Torun Glowny, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  50   Comments: 0
Torun Wschodni, Poland
Title:  Torun Wschodni, Poland
Description:  This building was probably the station masters home.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/29/2013 8:50:09 AM
Location:  Torun Wschodni, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  68   Comments: 0
Torun Wschodni, Poland
Title:  Torun Wschodni, Poland
Description:  Torun has several railway stations and different yards.
Photo Date:  6/5/2013  Upload Date: 6/29/2013 8:50:17 AM
Location:  Torun Wschodni, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  47   Comments: 0
Rzepin - PKP Polish State Railways
Title:  Rzepin - PKP Polish State Railways
Description:  Rzepin is a town in western Poland near German border. 1869 the line Frankfurt (Oder) - Rzepin – Poznan was built. Today Rzepin has big freight yard as well as a passenger station and a depot.
Photo Date:  9/15/2012  Upload Date: 10/4/2012 1:25:35 PM
Location:  Rzepin, PL
Author:  Peider SwissTrip
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Views:  67   Comments: 1


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