Read more +05 October 2017 By Paula Stońska in Bez kategorii
Special tourist badge
We have good news for tourist badge collectors. A special badge for the 27th International Narrow Gauge Railway Rally was issued recently. The badge will be available during the Rally, October 12th-15th, at Żnin County Railway station and at the Museum of Narrow Gauge Railway in Wenecja. Tourist badges of the Pałuki Museum branches and…
Read more +04 October 2017 By Paula Stońska in Bez kategorii
Commemorative stamps and postcard
The Polish Post issued special stamps for the 27th International Narrow Gauge Railway Rally. The stamps feature three stem engines which will participate in the event: Merapi, Borsig and Px-38 Leon. Besides, special postcards have been issued. They can be sent during the Rally by special railway postal service which is launched for the event.…
Read more +29 September 2017 By Paula Stońska in Bez kategorii
HF50B Engine at Żnin Rally!
During the trip to Hel you will see HF50B Petera Erka Engine, which can also be seen at the main part of the Rally. HF50B Engine has a 50 kM diesel engine. Due to its construction it was also called ‘the empty engine’. In 1942 it was entered under KML4 in the list of…
Read more +26 September 2017 By Paula Stońska in Bez kategorii
Registration for the trips is about to end
Registration for the Hel-Józefowo and Białośliwie-Wysoka trips will last until 2 October 2017, 12:00 hrs. You must pay by 3 October 2017 (the account of Muzeum Ziemi Pałuckiej must be credited by this date). Sign here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhxjluWQXtVX8pFLu9YYMpNy9-KOZ0na5dZMsZNEdypZ1otg/viewform More information about the trips: https://zlotkolei.pl/pl/636/ruszyly-zapisy-na-wycieczki/ Remember that you must book and pay for accommodation in Hel on…
Read more +15 September 2017 By Zlot Kolei Wąskotorowych in Bez kategorii
What type of locomotivs we will see?
As of today the participation of the following engines is confirmed: Hanomag “Merapi” Steam Engine; Orenstein & Koppel FA 7697; Borsing Steam Engine from Poznań FA Bn2t 11458; Px38 Steam FA 805 Engine, proper name ‘Leon’; Bd Diesel Engine, 25 KW, year of manufacture 1927, manufacturer – J.A. Maffei. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Read more +07 September 2017 By Zlot Kolei Wąskotorowych in Bez kategorii
You can sign up for tours now!
As part of the Rally, you are given the opportunity to take part in two tours. You can find the details below. Hel-Józefowo Tour Due to technical reasons the trip will not include Krakulice. On the second day the participants will go to Józefowo, where the peat railway operates as well.…
Read more +01 September 2017 By Zlot Kolei Wąskotorowych in Bez kategorii
Meeting Preparations under Way
Last week a small narrow-gauge diesel engine from the Museum of Narrow-Gauge Railway in Sochaczew arrived at Żnin. Manufactured in 1927, Bd series, is less than 2 meters long. Our experts from Żnin County Railway have just started its technical inspection and they will try to start it. It will surely be an huge attraction…
Read more +11 August 2017 By Zlot Kolei Wąskotorowych in Bez kategorii
Accommodation booking
Let us remind you that you can book accommodation at any time with our online form available on our website (link to the form: https://zlotkolei.pl/form/). Online registration deadline is September 10th, 2017. After this date accommodation may be booked on your own by contacting the required facility.
Read more +26 March 2017 By Zlot Kolei Wąskotorowych in Bez kategorii
Take a trip!
The main part of the Meeting fall on October 12-15th, however several days before that accompanying attractions are prepared for the Meeting participants, including a 2-day trip with a visit to Hel and Krakulice, where peat railway works. Trip initial itinerary: 09.10.2017 (Monday) 4:30 departure from Żnin / or journey organized by the participants on…
Read more +31 December 2016 By Zlot Kolei Wąskotorowych in Bez kategorii
Official handover of the right tot organize the Meeting
In 2016 the Narrow Gauge Railways Meeting was held in Panevėžys, Lithuania. Representatives of Żnin Distict took part in the railway lovers meeting which had been held for the 26th time. In was in Panevėžys that Żnin District was officially given the rights to organize the 27th edition of the Meeting. Every year the organizers…
Read more +12 October 2015 By Zlot Kolei Wąskotorowych in Bez kategorii
Żnin District will host the 26th International Narrow Gauge Railways Meeting!
In 2015 in Pithiviers near Paris the 25th International Narrow Gauge Railways Meeting was held. The Meeting was visited by Representatives of Żnin District, who showed Px-38 Leon classic engine, which belongs to Żnin Narrow Gauge Railway Museum. It turned out that the world’s only steam engine of this series brought our representatives a lot…