Narrow Gauge Railway Museum

Phone:
+48 52 302 51 50

Address:
Wenecja, Znin 88-400, Poland

Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja near Żnin is an open-air museum collecting and exhibiting steam locomotives, passenger and freight cars, trolleys, railwaymen's tools, signalling equipment, contents of an old waiting room, old maps. The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja is a department of the Muzeum Ziemi Pałuckiej and was established in 1972 at a suggestion of enthusiasts of the Pałuki region, of which Żnin is considered the capital. The Museum has collected numerous steam locomotives. One of the oldest is the German one made by Orenstein & Koppel in Berlin in 1900. The Tx-1116 locomotive made by Henschel & Son and the Tx4-564 locomotive made by Hanomag are also very interesting. A real rarity is the Belgian locomotive No.2179 made by Les Ateliers Metallurgiques Nivelles with the unique wheel arrangement 4-6-2 , and the only one which has steam brakes. There are also steam locomotives made in the First Polish Locomotive Plant in Chrzanów, including active Px38. The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja is situated at the foot of the ruins of the medieval castle built in the 14th century by legendary Mikołaj Nałecz. Tourists can travel on the historic Żnińska Kolej Powiatowa, a 600 mm narrow gauge railway from Żnin via Wenecja to Biskupin which is famous for a reconstruction of the Lusatian culture settlement and the Archaeological Museum.
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20160424 - 25 PL SPRING ZNIN NARROW GAUGE PART 2

Printemps sur la ligne de 600 mm de Znin

Extrait trip report de farrail.net English text below

Vapeur sur voie étroite en Pologne

Il y a de moins en moins de locomotives à voie étroite utilisables, c’est calme autour des lignes à voie étroite polonaise. Cependant, la situation s’améliore légèrement en 2016. La ligne de Znin est très jolie et leur loco aussi.

Comme d’habitude nous allons faire en sorte que l’authentique soit mis en valeur, comme si nous étions sur les lignes polonaises il y a 20 à 35 années en arrière. Les marquages d’époque (PKP) remplaceront les marquages des nouveaux propriétaires. Fidèles à nos habitudes nous profiterons des premiers rayons de soleil pour admirer le panache, une session de pause de nuit est aussi prévue.
Lever de soleil 5h30, coucher 20h10.

Description de la ligne

Znin, l'ancien réseau (600 mm)

Excepté pour le trafic touristique, les activités régulières des PKP ont cessé au milieu des années 1990. A Znin le premier train touristique a roulé dès la fin des années 1970. Malheureusement toutes les voitures ont été reconstruites et repeintes de manières « bariolées » et ne peuvent être utilisées pour notre train.

Sur les 76kms de la ligne d’origine, il ne reste que 12 kms, de Znin à Gasawa. Notre locomotive sera Px38 805. Cette 0-4-0 est peinte en noir, comme elle était dans ses dernières années d'utilisation régulière. Elle a été peinte en vert pour un certain nombre d'années d'exploitation touristique, ainsi que quelques années en service régulier.

Le musée du chemin de fer est à Wenecja. Pratiquement toutes les locomotives sont peintes en vert qui était la couleur commune d'une grande partie des locomotives à vapeur polonaise.

Le paysage de la ligne est très rural, assez plat mais avec quelques vallons lacs forêts et petites routes étroites.

Znin n'a qu'une seule locomotive à vapeur Px38 en état de fonctionnement. Il y a une deuxième loco à vapeur utilisable dans Znin, un type Las 0-6-0. Ce type de locomotive était utilisé principalement pour shunter et desservir le moulin à sucre dans Znin, mais rarement sur la ligne.

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Spring on the 600 mm gauge line in Znin

Extract trip report de farrail.net

Narrow Gauge Steam in Poland

Since fewer and fewer narrow gauge locomotives are now serviceable it’s become very quiet around the Polish narrow gauge lines. However, the situation may become slightly better in 2016. The line at Znin is really very nice and their loco is too.

Our focus lies on authentic trains which could have been seen some 20 to 35 years ago on Polish narrow gauge lines. As far as possible we’ll replace the names of the new owners with the original PKP (Polish State Railway) lettering. As usual we’ll use the beautiful early morning light to be rewarded with steam exhaust from the morning chill and we’re also planning some night shots. Sunrise in Poznan is at 05.33, sunset at 20.09 hrs (April 25th).

Line Description

Znin, the former Zniner Kreisbahn (600 mm)

Except for seasonal tourist traffic this once large railway network ceased regular operation in the mid 1990’s. The first tourist train ran here as early as the late 1970’s. Unfortunately, almost all the coaches have been rebuilt as colourful, large windowed or open tourist coaches which have nothing in common with the regular trains, so we cannot use them for our train.

Of the once 76 km line, there remains only 12 km, from Znin (Znin) to Gasawa (Gonsawa). Our locomotive will be Px38 805. This 0-8-0 is painted in black, as it used to be in its last years of regular use. It was painted green for a number of years in tourist operation as well as some years in regular service.

The museum of the railway is in Wenecja. Virtually all locos there are painted green which was the common colour of a large part of the Polish steam loco fleet.

The line passes though rural countryside, mostly flat but with a few hilly parts. Large fields, little lakes, small forests and narrow roads are the surroundings of our line.

Znin has only one serviceable Px38 steam locomotive. There is a second serviceable steam loco in Znin, a 0-6-0 type “Las”. This type of locomotive was in use mainly for shunting and serving the sugar mill in Znin, but rarely on the line.

Polish narrow-gauge steam loco Px38 805 on Znin railway

Photo run-past on 600mm gauge Znin line with 0-8-0 loco Px38 805 on 6/3/14 and mixed train

20160424 - 25 PL SPRING ZNIN NARROW GAUGE PART 1

Znin Narrow Gauge Train Ride -Things To Do In Poland

Visit for narrow gauge train information, models of trains and buildings.

The Znin narrow gauge railroad, which was built to serve the sugar industry, now provides recreational rides to visitors to the Biskupin Archaeological Museum, Wenecja train Museum, and Znin itself.

For the most part, people board the train after visiting theBiskupin archaeological Museum The museum is a life-size model of an iron age settlement. It is discussed in another of our videos.

The train ride is very pleasant and scenic. The rails run alongside the road from Biskupin Wwnecja where there is a narrow gauge train Museum. People who have visited Biskupin by car often leave there and take the train to the museum, Znin and back.

And that is probably a wise thing to do because there is plenty of parking at Biskupin and very little at Wenecja.

Actually the entire train ride is quite long if one goes from the begining to the end. But for the most part traffic is between the Venezia museum and the Biscoe been Museum. Complete information about the Znin narrow gauge train line is in our site at steamtraininfo.com

Across the road there are the remains of a castle which played a part in the town taking the name Wenecja - Venice. The castle was built between the three local lakes and was very important in controlling the area.
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The engines on this train line used to be steam powered but now the line uses diesel engines designated Lyd2.

Znin narrow gauge railway - short clip

The Znin narrow gauge railway has the distinction of being Poland's first 'museum railway'. In 1972 -- inspired by the setting up of the n.g. 'skansen' at Wenecja by the Museum of the Palucka region -- PKP started running trains for tourists and enthusiasts on the Żnin-Wenecja-Biskupin-Gąsawa section.

The line dates back to 1894 and at its height the railway comprised 5 lines with a total route length of 77 km. Ordinary scheduled passenger services were abandoned in 1962 and the network was substantially reduced between 1972 and 1978. In 2001 PKP abandoned all its surviving n.g. lines and in 2002 the line was taken over by the Znin District Council and Gasawa municipal council.

In June 2009 the line was taken over by the Magna Polonia investment fund. Since then facilities for passengers have improved and locomotives, rolling stock and track refurbished and upgraded.

This short video clip was recorded on a Panasonic GH2 camera during a visit by British Railway enthusiasts to the line on 14 July, 2011.

Narrow-Gauge Railway Rogowska from 1915, Poland (HD)

Gemenci ÁEV kisvasút / narrow gauge railway

Zene / Music: Jean Michel Jarre - Orient Express (I own no rights)

Az Európa legnagyobb árterében, a Gemenci erdőben húzódó keskeny nyomközű vasúthálózat déli szakasza, egy borult, esős májusi délutánon.
Mozdonyok típusa: C50 (diesel)
Megállóhelyek a videón: Lassi, Malomtelelő, Pörböly állomás

The Southern part of the narrow gauge railway network located in Gemenc forest (Hungary), the biggest floodplain forest of Europe, on a cloudy, rainy afternoon in May.
Type of locomotives: C50 (diesel)
RailStops seen in the movie: Lassi, Malomtelelő, Pörböly station.

(Ö.Sl.J.) 600 mm steame locomotive railway in Sweden HD

filmed in South-Sweden 18.07.2013 Läggesta Nedre.
Östra Södermanlands Järnväg - east of Södermanland Railway.
7 km lond line is fully operatonal with real locomotives.

filmitud Lõuna-Rootsis 18.07.2013 Ida Södermanni raudtee. Tegemist on vana 600 mm kitsasraudteega, millel sõidavad endiselt auruvedurid 7km pikal trassil 2 linna vahel. Filmitud panasonic NV-GS500.

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Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive.

Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive. HD cut

Trasa wąskotorowej kolei leśnej Czarna Białostocka Autumn narrow gauge rail poland

Trasa leśnej kolei wąskotorowej w Czarnej Białostockiej. Zarejestrowany z tylnego pomostu. Film przyśpieszony z 45 min do 10.

Czarna Bialostocka forest narrow rail 600mm. Shrink from 45 min to 10 min.

the Znin Railway

A quaint little preserved railway situated to the east of Poznan. It is 600mm gauge and runs approximately 10km from the town of Znin out to Biskupin. About halfway along, at Wenecja there is an open air museum with over a dozen 600mm gauge static locomotives on display. The line has only one working steam loco, an 0-8-0T+T Class Px38, built in 1938, overhauled and returned to traffic in 2011. The line was visited in March 2012 on the Railtrail Polish Explorer tour

Bialosliwie - Poborka steam train part 3 (PL)

Zlot miłośników kolejek wąskotorowych 600mm. In this film, I used a camera attached to the car door.
Fans of narrow gauge railways meeting. Begegnung der schmalspurbahn liebhaber

13.6.2011 KOLEJWIZJAnet -- FELDBAHNFEST IN BIAŁOŚLIWIE 20-26.6.2011

KOLEJWIZJA, das Eisenbahnmagazin des Polnischen Museumsbahnen-Dachverbands PFK, mit einem Special: Einladung zum 1. Europäischen Festival der Schmalspur 600mm Białośliwie / Weissenhöhe vom 20.-26.6.2011. Täglich 6 x Fahrplan-Fahrten mit Dampflok Px38 aus Żnin und (Sonntag) O+K aus Ilmenau. Samstag 2 x Parade von ca. 10 Lokomotiven (vormittags und frühe Abendstunden), Draisinenfahrten, Präsentationen von Bahnfilmen und polnischen Schmalspurmodellen, Speisen und Getränke, weitere Attraktionen. Möglichkeit zum Zelten. Anmeldungen bei Andreas Bärwald, Administrator des Internetforums KIPPLORE
This edition of KOLEJWIZJA, the Polish internet heritage rail TV, with a special inviting to Białośliwie where between June 20th and 26th the First European 600 mm narrow gauge rail festival is going to take place. Every day time table rides with steam locomotives Px38 and (Sunday) O+K. Saturday twice locomotive parade (about 10 locomotives), hand pump car ride, presentation of rail films, of Polish NG models as well as sale of rail gadgets, of drinks and meals, further attractions. Offer to sleep in own tents. Registration through Andreas Bärwald, admin of internet platform KIPPLORE
Zapraszamy na I Europejski Festyn miłośników wąskotorówki na prześwicie toru 600 mm. Od poniedziałku do soboty włącznie kursować będzie 6 x dziennie pociąg z parowozem Px38 wydżierzawiony ze Żnina oraz wagonem ex-Witaszyce KMK z Poznania. W niedzielę rozkładowo ma jeździć parowóz O+K z Ilmenau. W sobotę na terenie białośliwskiej lokomotywowni -- dwukrotnie parada ok. 10 spalinówek oraz parowozów (przedpołudniem oraz w godzinach wieczornych), jazda drezyną, pokaz filmów kolejowych, pokaz modelów pojazdów polskich wąskotorówek + inne atrakcje. Stoiska z napojami i potrawami, oferta kolejowych gadżetów. Możliwość przenocowania własnym namiotem. Polska wersja filmu na kanale KOLEJWIZJA, link: .

Schmalspurbahn Żnin 2001 (Żninska KD) – Fotoshow

In der Nähe von Bydgoszcz in Polen liegt die Schmalspurbahn Żnin–Gąsawa. Ihre Spurweite beträgt 600 mm. Diese Strecke war früher Teil eines ausgedehnten Netzes. Dünger und landwirtschaftliche Produkte wurden transportiert, Zuckerrüben zur Zuckerfabrik in Żnin, außerdem gab es Personenverkehr. Auf der heute noch erhaltenen Strecke Żnin–Gąsawa findet ein Museumsbahnverkehr statt, der von vielen Touristen genutzt wird. Etwa in der Mitte liegt der Ort Wenecja. Hier gibt es ein Museum, das viele 600 mm-Fahrzeuge zeigt. Touristisch interessant ist auch das Freilichtmuseum einer alten Slawensiedlung bei Biskupin.
Zum Abschluss sind zwei Bilder des Normalspurbahnhofs von Żnin zu sehen. Die Strecke von Żnin nach Inowroclaw wurde 2004 stillgelegt. Żnin ist derzeit nicht vom übrigen PKP-Eisenbahnnetz aus zu erreichen. Allerdings wird über eine Wiederinbetriebnahme der Strecke nach Bydgoszcz nachgedacht.
Alle Aufnahmen stammen von einem Besuch am 30. Juli 2001.

Wenn ihr die Fotos einzeln ansehen möchtet, findet ihr unter dem englischen Text die Links zu Pinterest und Flickr. Auf Flickr ist nur ein Teil der Aufnahmen zu sehen, da kostenlose Accounts dort auf 1000 Bilder begrenzt sind.

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Not far from Bydgoszcz in Poland there is the narrow gauge railway (600 mm) Żnin–Gąsawa. In former times this line was part of an extended network. Fertilizers and agricultural produchts were transported, sugar beets to the sugar factory, and there was some passenger traffic. The line Żnin–Gąsawa has been preserved as a museum railway, and the trains are used by many tourists. Half way along the line there is the village of Wenecja. Here you can visit a museum displaying many 600 mm vehicles. Near Biskupin there is an open air museum of an old Slaw settlement which is also of touristical interest.
At the end of the photo show there are two images of the normal gauge station of Żnin. The line to Inowroclaw was closed in 2004. At present, Żnin cannot be reached from other parts of the PKP railway network. Meanwhile, plans for a reactivation of the line to Bydgoszcz are discussed.
All photos were made on July 30, 2001.

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The Sroda Railway

A 750mm gauge heritage railway in Poland, located 40km to the south-east of Poznan. This 14km length between Sroda and Zaniemsi
l was the last narrow gauge railway to operate in Poland with a 4 train a day service lasting into the 21st Century. It is all that remains of a once 115km system originally running all the way to Poznan. the railway has two Class Px48 0-8-0 tender locomotives and runs charter trains. Visited in March 2012 with the Railtrail Polish Explorer tour

SPREEWALD - German 2-6-0 Narrow gauge steam engine

'Spreewald' narrow gauge 2-6-0 steam loco, built by Jung, 1917, approaching Heiligenberg on Museums- Eisenbahn Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Asendorf preserved line, near Bremen, Northern Germany, 7 August 2010

Venice-Poland, small railway museum

Museum of small railway train, machines, station, machines and other.

An American Railfan in Poland: 600mm Znin Tourist Railroad

In this installment of ARinP, we visit the 600mm gauge Znin Tourist Railway. Like the Silverton, Cass and Strasburg Railroads, this is a class operation. Its route includes a 600mm gauge railroad museum, the ruins of a castle with a dark past, and a world class archeological site.

IMHO, not many American rail enthusiasts realize the number and the quality of railfan experiences that are to be found scattered throughout Poland. Some have a vague knowledge of the Wolsztyn Experience, and a few of us have even enjoyed it, but few realize that it is possible to enjoy a great railfan holiday in Poland without even visiting Wolsztyn -- although I can't imagine why any railfan would go to Poland and not visit Wolsztyn. My goal in this series of videos (don't know yet how many there will be) is to share with my compatriots the railfan highlights of my visits to Poland in 2000 and 2003. I hope they will be interesting, entertaining, and maybe even inspire some of you to see it for yourself.

17.11.2014: LICYTACJA LOKOMOTYWEK. KOLEJKA W ILMENAU.

Pokażemy, jak pod młotek idzie tabor byłego operatora kolejki parkowej w Berlinie-Britz. Obecnie operatorem tej kolejki jest partner białośliwskiej kolejki Peter Erk. Potem zwiedzamy jego kolejkę w turyndzkim Ilmenau.
We report on an auction of narrow gauge rolling stock material previously used for daily operation of park railway at Berlin-Britz. Actual operator of named railway is Peter Erk, partner to the Polish railway of Białośliwie. Afterwards we visit Peter's other railway at his hometown Ilmenau.
Wir berichten über die Versteigerung von Rollmaterial des früheren Betreibers der Parkeisenbahn in Berlin-Britz. Derzeitiger Betreiber ist der Thüringer Peter Erk. Im zweiten Teil besuchen wir seine Eisenbahn in Ilmenau.

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