Warszawa 29-06-2024 History of the SD80 series of motor wagons. Until the Second World War, motor wagons were popular and their propulsion systems varied widely. The wagons were powered by steam engines, electric motors powered by batteries and internal combustion engines, which were most often powered by petrol. Polish industry also produced wagons of this…

Lublin 27-06-2024 SA134 Pesa 218M Diesel Multiple Unit. The Pesa 218M is a two-car, normal-gauge SZT (Diesel Multiple Unit). These trains were produced between 2005 and 2015, by the Pesa Works in Bydgoszcz. The Pesa 218M trains comprise a family that received the type designations SA131, SA132, SA133 and SA134. Genesis of the Pesa 218M…

Warszawa 2024-06-19 SN61 series motor wagons. The SN61 is a railcar that was produced at the Ganz-MAVAG plant in Budapest, Hungary. The “Ganz vállalatok” company was founded in 1844, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was named Ganz in honor of Ábrahám Ganz, a Swiss-born Hungarian engineer and iron producer. In 1959, during the times of…

Warszawa 18-06-2024 The SN52/SN60 series motor carriages were passenger carriages adapted to serve passengers boarding from low platforms on non-electrified railway routes. The wagon was powered by a diesel engine. These wagons were manufactured by the Hungarian GANZ Budapest plant and operated by PKP. The wagons were produced in the period 1954-1956. The SN52 wagon…