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Polish railways - The origins
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The origins of the railway industry. Stone ruts in ancient road in Pompeii. Stone ruts in the ancient road, "City of Midas' in Turkey. Might is right on the passing loop. Wooden tracks preserved in the medieval silver mine in Suggental, Germany. The rattle of wheels on wooden tracks. Then there came cast iron. The method of supply. Quixi Media Sp. z o.o. Ul Jana Matejki 1a. Phone: 884 972 999.
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Polish railways - Locomotive of change
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The John Bull steam locomotive 1830. In France railways emerged in a different way. In 1830 a group of industrialists obtained an administrative approval to build a horse-drawn railway from Lyon to Saint-Étienne, and following its commissioning two years later, they bought locomotives in England leaving no choice to the authorities and the public opinion. The method of supply. Ul Jana Matejki 1a.
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Polish railways - Diesel traction
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The development of diesel traction. Diesel locomotive ES44C4 No. 8741 pulling a freight train owned by Canadian Pacific. The first express diesel train, the Flying Hamburger ran from 1933 between Berlin and Hamburg. Diesel locomotive No. 67 of the American railway company Western Maryland. Diesel locomotive P40 No. 59 owned by Amtrak an American passenger carrier. The method of supply.
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Polish railways - Hopes and fears
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. Locomotion by George Stephenson one of th e most famous steam locomotives. George Stephenson (1781 1848) a British engineer and precursor of steam- powered railways. The engines taking part in the Rainhill Trials had to satisfy the following requirements for entry:. They had to produce steam on their own;. They weighed less than 6.1 tons;. The pressure in the boiler could not exceed 3.5 atm;.
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Polish railways - Electrification begins
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The origins of electrification. Ernst Werner von Siemens' electric rail at the Great Industrial Exhibition in Berlin in 1879. Ernst Werner von Siemens (1816-1892). An electric locomotive at the station in Port Huron, Michigan ca. 1910. An American ES-2 locomotive produced from 1919 by General Electric. Electric locomotive No. 46 owned by Butte Anaconda and Pacific Railway 1922. Ul Jana Matejki 1a.
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Polish railways - Electric development
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The development of electrification. An electric locomotive with a diamond-shaped pantograph first half of the 20th century. An electric locomotive with a bow collector first half of the 20th century. An electric railway in Italy - 19th century. An electric railway in the Austrian Alps - 19th century. The method of supply. Quixi Media Sp. z o.o. Ul Jana Matejki 1a. Phone: 884 972 999.
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Polish railways - Burlington Zephyr
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The first diesel-electric train, Burlington Zephyr was put into service in 1934 on the line from Denver to Chicago. Each Zephyr was made of three cars andhad light alloy duralumin structure and streamlined shape. In In total 72 such trains were built. The method of supply. Quixi Media Sp. z o.o. Ul Jana Matejki 1a. Phone: 884 972 999. Fax: 52 324 03 74.
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Polish railways - Steam locomotive
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The birth of the steam locomotive. James Watt at work as drawn by J.E. Lander in 1855. A stationary steam engine is believed to have been invented by James Watt, who in 1763 improved the atmospheric steam engine built previously by Thomas Newcomen. This was the general starting point. The birth of the steam locomotive was difficult and entailed many dramatic events. The method of supply.
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Polish railways - Diesel locomotive
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. Rudolf Diesel (1858 1913) a German designer, inventor of a diesel engine. A diesel locomotive of an American company Lackawanna Railroad the 1930s. A diesel locomotive produced by FIAT-TIBB of Italy the 1930s. The method of supply. Quixi Media Sp. z o.o. Ul Jana Matejki 1a. Phone: 884 972 999. Fax: 52 324 03 74. Całość praw autorskich - Antoni Bochen, Filip Wiśniewski.
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Polish railways - Difficult marriage
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The method of supply. Rising from the ruins. Electrics on the trail. 25 years of freedom. Who has trusted us. The method of supply. Quixi Media Sp. z o.o. Ul Jana Matejki 1a. Phone: 884 972 999. Fax: 52 324 03 74. Całość praw autorskich - Antoni Bochen, Filip Wiśniewski.