The Wigry Narrow Gauge Railway, Poland

The railway is located in the Podlasie, in the village of Płociczno-Tartak (Suwałki commune). Its route leads through the Wigry National Park and the Augustów Forest, to the village of Krusznik. There are viewing stops in interesting places along the route. The railway stops at the Binduga and Bartny Dół stations and on the way back at the Powały station. Passengers have 5 to 15 minutes to go to the viewing points from which there is a panorama of Lake Wigry. The length of the route in one direction is 9 km, and the total time of the trip is 2.5 hours. On the premises of the railway in Płociczno there is an inn and an amusement park. It is possible to order a train for organized groups all year round.

In 1991, the railway was entered into the register of historical monuments, as a valuable product of technology and as one of the longest operating forest railways in Poland.

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The SM41 locomotive, Railway Museum, Kościerzyna, Poland

Diesel locomotives of the SM41 series appeared on the tracks of the Polish State Railways (PKP) in 1961. These locomotives were imported from Hungary, manufactured in the Budapest Ganz-Mavag plant, and were designated the DVM-2 type. A total of 264 units were delivered to PKP. Locomotives of this series were also found in large numbers on the sidings of larger industrial plants, where over 100 units were delivered by 1971.

The SM41 are vehicles designed mainly for shunting work, but in the 1960s they were the basis for the development of diesel traction. They could also be found in passenger train service, where they supplemented the work of engine cars, and in winter they drove passenger trains composed of cars equipped with individual heating.

In the years 1988-1994 almost 80% of the locomotives were scrapped, in the following years several units went under the burner each year. The last locomotive SM41-111 was withdrawn from service in 2000.

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