SP42-167 at Braniewo, Poland. 14/09/95.
Braniewo in North East Poland was originally in East Prussia but sits in a corner of Europe that has seen several changes of state since 1912. It formally became part of Poland after being relinquished by Germany post Word War II when the new borders were drawn up in 1947. It is now a frontier station on the former Berlin to Königsberg (Kaliningrad) mainline with the Russian Federations Kaliningrad enclave and the physical border 7kms to the north. In 1953 Russian 1520mm gauge was extended south from Mamonowo through Brainewo to Słobity. Other than freight when I took this photo in 1995 only one passenger train a day in each direction crossed the border on this once busy mainline with a service running from Gdynia to Kaliningrad and return. The rest of the day Braniewo was a railway backwater with a handful of local trains as seen here.
SP42-167 waits with train 9140 the 17.18 to Elbląg via Tolkomicko.
SP42-167 at Braniewo, Poland. 14/09/95.
Braniewo in North East Poland was originally in East Prussia but sits in a corner of Europe that has seen several changes of state since 1912. It formally became part of Poland after being relinquished by Germany post Word War II when the new borders were drawn up in 1947. It is now a frontier station on the former Berlin to Königsberg (Kaliningrad) mainline with the Russian Federations Kaliningrad enclave and the physical border 7kms to the north. In 1953 Russian 1520mm gauge was extended south from Mamonowo through Brainewo to Słobity. Other than freight when I took this photo in 1995 only one passenger train a day in each direction crossed the border on this once busy mainline with a service running from Gdynia to Kaliningrad and return. The rest of the day Braniewo was a railway backwater with a handful of local trains as seen here.
SP42-167 waits with train 9140 the 17.18 to Elbląg via Tolkomicko.