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I have learned not long ago that JTBell loves streetcars - so here is something he may find amusing - narrow gauge railway in Piaseczno. Piaseczno is a city bordering Warsaw (partially flooded lately 
). Pictures are almost three years old, but from what I hear not much have changed. This is just a touristic attraction, not something that you may use to get to work 
It seems like every second railway lover is a kid. So there are kids everywhere and part of the trip is just for kids.
First of all - TICKETS!
Not some fancy electronic cards, not some colourful printouts, no - these are identical to train tickets I remember from my childhood. And not only they look genuine, there is a ticket inspector that checks them and perforates them. He tries to look very serious about his job and kids love it.
First on the right - our car. Behind - Romanian diesel locomotive (switch engine/shunter), in the background - steam locomotive Px48, one that will pull us throughout the trip.
Smoke, steam, whistle - and go!
Route plan.
Inside our car. It was attached in the last moment (in fact we were a little bit late and if not for the delay required to attach it we won't be inside). Other cars were much more crowded.
Last car - full of balls, sticks, chairs, wood and so on. They are not necessary to run the train, but we will stop on the route to make use of them.
Short break for kids - ostrich farm.
Locomotive waiting till all kids will be back.
We got to the end of the route, and we will be going back - for that locomotive must be moved to other end of the train.
Smoke, steam and whistle again
Picnic time. Now you know why we have these chairs, balls, sticks.
Our Px (locomotive) from the outside:
and from the inside:
(if you are observant enough you may learn how engine driver dries his http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabanos to make them more tasty - that's the small pink object just in the middle, between knobs).
Additional attraction - trolley powered by motorbike engine:
Plate reads "First Locomotive Factory in Poland, Chrzanów" (Chrzanów is a city), "Coal 4.0 t".
). Pictures are almost three years old, but from what I hear not much have changed. This is just a touristic attraction, not something that you may use to get to work It seems like every second railway lover is a kid. So there are kids everywhere and part of the trip is just for kids.First of all - TICKETS!
Not some fancy electronic cards, not some colourful printouts, no - these are identical to train tickets I remember from my childhood. And not only they look genuine, there is a ticket inspector that checks them and perforates them. He tries to look very serious about his job and kids love it.
First on the right - our car. Behind - Romanian diesel locomotive (switch engine/shunter), in the background - steam locomotive Px48, one that will pull us throughout the trip.
Smoke, steam, whistle - and go!
Route plan.
Inside our car. It was attached in the last moment (in fact we were a little bit late and if not for the delay required to attach it we won't be inside). Other cars were much more crowded.
Last car - full of balls, sticks, chairs, wood and so on. They are not necessary to run the train, but we will stop on the route to make use of them.
Short break for kids - ostrich farm.
Locomotive waiting till all kids will be back.
We got to the end of the route, and we will be going back - for that locomotive must be moved to other end of the train.
Smoke, steam and whistle again
Picnic time. Now you know why we have these chairs, balls, sticks.
Our Px (locomotive) from the outside:
and from the inside:
(if you are observant enough you may learn how engine driver dries his http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabanos to make them more tasty - that's the small pink object just in the middle, between knobs).
Additional attraction - trolley powered by motorbike engine:
Plate reads "First Locomotive Factory in Poland, Chrzanów" (Chrzanów is a city), "Coal 4.0 t".
