On September 1st, Poland commemorated the 84th anniversary of the start of World War II, paying special tribute to the brave Polish railwaymen and customs officers who thwarted a German plan to seize a crucial bridge at Tczew.
Originally, the name Orient Express meant the connection between Europe and the Balkan Peninsula. Until…
A locomotive owned by PKP Intercity, decorated with commemorative graphics honoring the Ulma Family,…
Adolf Hitler's Führersonderzug passenger train was named Amerika for four years from 1939, but was…
This week, 81 years have passed since the deportation of one thousand Jewish women and girls from Poprad,…
World War II (WWII) saw further development and utilization of armoured trains in various theatres of war. These massive, fortified machines were used…
Welcome to a series of articles about armoured trains, a fascinating and often overlooked aspect of military history. Armoured trains were a crucial component…
After the end of the Second World War, the increasing load on the railway from Čierna nad Tisou to Žilina made it necessary to double-track it. When the…