Heritage route
Wolsztyn Steam
Wolsztyn → Leszno · Poland
Wolsztyn Steam in pictures
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- Distance
- 48 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 10 min
- Average speed
- 41 km/h
- Top speed
- 80 km/h
- Operator
- Koleje Wielkopolskie
- Train
- Pt47 steam + double-deckers
- Countries
- Poland
- In service since
- 1896
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Europe’s last everyday steam: commuters behind a 1948 Pt47 out of the working Wolsztyn roundhouse — an ordinary ticket, an extraordinary train.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 14965998 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 1 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of KW 77380
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Wolsztyn Steam?
The Wolsztyn Steam runs 48 km from Wolsztyn to Leszno.
How long does the Wolsztyn Steam take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 10 min for the 48 km. That is an average of 41 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.
Who runs the Wolsztyn Steam?
Koleje Wielkopolskie, with Pt47 steam + double-deckers.
How old is the Wolsztyn Steam?
The line has been in service since 1896. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
View on the world railway map →Read more on Wikipedia (in PL) ↗
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