Szczekociny tram

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disused tram
Linia Sędziszów Wąsk. – Szczekociny
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Basic information
Country Poland
city Szczekociny
opening 1915
Shutdown 1935
operator Goldszmid
Infrastructure
Gauge 600 mm
Power system none (horse tram)
business
Line length 21 km

The Szczekociny tram was a horse-drawn tram in Poland that operated from 1915 to 1935. It connected Szczekociny with the Sędziszów station on the Warsaw – Cracow line .

history

The 21 km long line with a gauge of 600 mm was built as a field railway by Austrian railroad troops during the First World War . After the war it passed into Polish ownership and was assigned to the Radom Railway Directorate . During the 20 years of operation there were three robberies and one fatal accident.

business

Eight connections per day were offered. The train had five cars. Usually a one-horse, closed car with two compartments for six people each was in use. The coachman had its place on a sheltered by a roof of rain coach box . On Wednesday, market day in Szczekociny, large wagons were in use that could hold up to 30 people and were driven in two horses.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Krótka historia konnej Kolejki wąskotorowej 209e Sędziszów WASK. - Szczekociny 209e. April 2, 2014 (Polish).;
  2. ↑ Przejażdżka tramwajem konnym. Urząd Gminy Słupia, accessed December 31, 2019 (Polish).