Stacja Muzeum is a cultural institution that has been operating in Warsaw since 2015. It took over the collections and premises of the now-defunct Railway Museum in Warsaw, which existed from 1928 to 2016. From its founding (1928) through 1939, the museum amassed over 4,000 exhibits, including nearly 400 models, 250 charts and diagrams, over 550 photographs, and 8,000 books.
During the war, some of the exhibits were destroyed, while others were taken to Germany. A few days ago, a ceremony was held to open an exhibition featuring more than a dozen exhibits that were recovered after 80 years.
I managed to take these few photos while we were
waiting for our guests. The exhibits shown in them are not representative of the museum, and besides, they’re in glass display. The software I have on my phone doesn't have a feature for removing reflections.
To start with, here is a model of what is probably the most famous pre-war Polish locomotive—the Pm36-1. Two units of this series were built; full specifications and details of their history can be found on Wikipedia.
I'll just mention that this locomotive won a gold medal at the Exhibition of Technology and Art in Paris in 1937.
The next venue is Luxtorpeda. “Luxtorpeda” is a popular term for an aerodynamically shaped diesel railcar used on high-speed intercity rail routes in Poland during the 1930s. This vehicle gave rise to the legend that trains in Poland used to run faster before the war than they do now.In 1936, this vehicle set a record for the Kraków–Zakopane route. This was possible because the trip was made without passengers, without stopping at stations, and without testing the brakes at the station where the train was turned around.
As always, more information is available on Wikipedia
For now, just these photos—writing a post on my phone is incredibly tiring 🙂
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