Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna

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name = Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna

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foundation = November 1, 1992
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location_city = Kościerzyna
location_country = Poland
location = 7 Towarowa Str.
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Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna ("En.: Railway Heritage Park in Kościerzyna") is a Polish railway museum located in Kościerzyna, Pomeranian Voivodeship. The museum is located in place of a now defunct locomotive depot near Kościerzyna railway station.
The exhibit consists mostly of steam locomotives, but several diesel and electric locomotives, as well as electric multiple units and diesel multiple units are also available for visitors.
Besides rolling stock displayed in the open air, inside the shed visitors can also see several exhibitions of machines and devices connected with Polish railway history.

History

The approximate year of opening of the locomotive depot in Kościerzyna was 1885, when the railway reached this town. The depot had been rebuilt several times before it was definitely closed on April 1, 1991. The museum was opened on November 1, 1992 as a decision of "Rolling Stock Repair Works in Gdynia" director.

Visitor information

Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna is located near the railway station, on the opposite side of the track. It is opened every day from 10 am until 6 am. The admittance is 3 zł. (ca. 1 USD) for a normal ticket and 2 zł. for a discount ticket. It is possible to get into most steam locomotives, but many other vehicles are closed and available to look at only from the outside.

Retro train Costerina

During summer holidays, on selected weekends it is possible to get from Gdynia to Kościerzyna by a retro train "Costerina" which is led by a steam engine from the museum.The dates of running in the 2007 summer season are: June 30th, July 1st, 14th, 15th, 28th, 29th, August 11th, 12th, 26th. Departure from Gdynia at 9.30, return at 16.45.

The exhibit

The museum owns many interesting and important for Polish railway history vahicles. Visitors can meet the following:

team locomotives

*TKb - small tank locomotive of German production (built in 1925).
*TE 7175 - German 1943 production locomotive serving until 1985 in Kaliningrad Oblast.
*TKh100-45 - German 1938 production tank locomotive.
*TKh 3140 - Freight tank engine produced in Fablok, Chrzanów.
*TKp100-04 - Tank engine of German production from 1927.
*TKt48 - Freight tank engine produced in Fablok, Chrzanów.
*Tw1-80 - Heavy freight locomotive (German production) from 1918.
*Ty2 - German 1943 production freight locomotive.
*Ty42 - Polish version of Ty2 locomotive.
*Ty45 - Polish post-war freight locomotive.
*Pt47 - Polish post-war passenger locomotive.
*Pu49 - Polish pre-war passenger locomotive.
*Ok1-112 - German construction locomotive from 1915

Diesel and electric locomotives

*Ls40-5438 - Small diesel shunter.
*SP30-006 - Passenger version of SM30 shunter.
*SM41-43 - Hungarian shunting locomotive produced in Ganz Mavag.
*SP45-139 - Polish passenger diesel locomotive.
*SP47-001 - A prototype of Polish passenger diesel locomotive.
*ET21-367 - Polish freight electric locomotive.
*SM03-136 - Small diesel shunter.

Diesel and electric multiple units

*SN52-38 - Hungarian DMU produced in Ganz Mavag.
*SR61 - A modification of SN61 DMU.
*EW90-12 - EMU of pre-war German construction.

Other exhibits

The museum exhibits also several carriages, wagons and tankers as well as technical cars. The museum decided to prepare special, educational locomotive to show visitors how steam engines operated. For this purpose the TKt48-179 locomotive was cut in order to show the interior of the engine's devices.

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=54.124928,17.990284&spn=0.045872,0.11673&z=13 Kościerzyna location] at Google Local.

Resource

#pl icon [http://www.koscierzyna.gda.pl/468,artykul.html Skansen] information at [http://www.koscierzyna.gda.pl Kościerzyna Official Website] , URL accessed on May 6, 2007.
#pl icon [http://pomorze.naszemiasto.pl/kontakty_adresy/27776.html Skansen] information at [http://pomorze.naszemiasto.pl pomorze.naszemiasto.pl] , URL accessed on May 6, 2007.
#pl icon [http://parowozownia_koscierzyna.republika.pl/ Skansen Parowozownia Kościerzyna Society] official website, URL accessed on May 6, 2007.
#pl icon [http://parowozownia_koscierzyna.republika.pl/lok/lok_pl.html Locomotives descriptions] at [http://parowozownia_koscierzyna.republika.pl parowozownia_koscierzyna.republika.pl] , URL accessed on May 6, 2007.
#pl icon [http://www.pkp-cargo.pl/site/index.php?id=257 Skansen] description at PKP Cargo [http://www.pkp-cargo.pl Official Website] , URL accessed on May 6, 2007.