ŻKD
MBxd2-304 (prod. 1985) of Żuławska Kolej Dojazdowa is running a train from Prawy Brzeg Wisły (The Right Bank of Vistula) to Sztutowo (where the museum of the Stutthof concentration camp is located).
The ŻKD is a small, 750mm gauge network located west of Gdańsk, operating with the A20D-P units designated as MBxd2 in Poland, aswell as L45H (Lxd2). Both come from the FAUR works in București. It consists of two main tourist lines: P. Brzeg Wisły - Stegna - Sztutowo and Nowy Dwór Gdański - Stegna. For the time being, the latter is closed due to repairs on a bridge located on the route.
The MBxd2 units, like the one pictured above, are a series of 35 specimen in total, all produced in the mid-1980s. The order for them was the last-ditch effort of PKP to make the narrow gauge railway networks a little bit more cost-effective aswell as providing better comfort and speed for the passengers. They, however, ultimately were not able to salvage the small networks from complete dismantling in the 1990s.
This particular one used to serve on the Koszalin narrow gauge railway (1000mm), before being purchased by the PTMKŻ (Pomeranian Society of Railway Enthusiasts) in ŻKD. It was repaired and hauls tourist trains on the network since 2016.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
ŻKD
MBxd2-304 (prod. 1985) of Żuławska Kolej Dojazdowa is running a train from Prawy Brzeg Wisły (The Right Bank of Vistula) to Sztutowo (where the museum of the Stutthof concentration camp is located).
The ŻKD is a small, 750mm gauge network located west of Gdańsk, operating with the A20D-P units designated as MBxd2 in Poland, aswell as L45H (Lxd2). Both come from the FAUR works in București. It consists of two main tourist lines: P. Brzeg Wisły - Stegna - Sztutowo and Nowy Dwór Gdański - Stegna. For the time being, the latter is closed due to repairs on a bridge located on the route.
The MBxd2 units, like the one pictured above, are a series of 35 specimen in total, all produced in the mid-1980s. The order for them was the last-ditch effort of PKP to make the narrow gauge railway networks a little bit more cost-effective aswell as providing better comfort and speed for the passengers. They, however, ultimately were not able to salvage the small networks from complete dismantling in the 1990s.
This particular one used to serve on the Koszalin narrow gauge railway (1000mm), before being purchased by the PTMKŻ (Pomeranian Society of Railway Enthusiasts) in ŻKD. It was repaired and hauls tourist trains on the network since 2016.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus