The History of Polish Transportation

The History of Polish
Transportation
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Bikes in Poland
Motorcycles
Cars
Trams
Historical Polish railrail-vehicles
Passenger planes
Polish Cars
Just a few thousand vehicles
had been registered in
Poland in 1914.
In 1918, soon after World
War I ended, Poland finally
regained its independence
after decades of occupation.
The dream of making Polish
automobiles became a
reality in 1927, when a small
series CWS of 25 T1s
was produced.
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CWS and As 1928
A few other models appeared soon.
CWS MODEL T8
CWS automobiles, the original Polish
automobiles made in numbers, were no
longer being made after 1931.
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POLSKI FIAT 508 - 1932
Since 1932 co-operation with
Fiat started.
The basic model manufactured
in Poland was Fiat 508 Balilla, a
reliable and economical family
car.
This quite cheap car „brought
the wheels" to many of the
people, who could only dream
about having of an automobile
before.
Polski Fiat production was
finished by the World War II
(1939).
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WARSZAWA M20 - 1951
By 1951 the FSO car factory was built and the first Pobieda
(Russian construction), renamed Warszawa (Polish for
Warsaw) was produced.
At first the M20 was being constructed of parts sourced from
the Soviet Union, but by 1956 it was completely of Polish
content.
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SYRENA - 1958
In 1953 FSO designed a new, inexpensive and suitable
for the general public automobile, a sort of people's
car. Many components from the Warszawa were used
to minimize costs.
In 1958 the first true production Syrena, the 101, began
rolling off the assembly line
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FIAT 125p - 1967
In 1965 a deal with FIAT was signed which
gave FSO a license to not only to produce the
Fiat 125 but also to use its components for
developing new versions of it or in the
construction of other automobiles. The first
Polski (Polish) Fiat 125p, as it was known,
rolled off the assembly line in 1967 (the
same year that Italian 125 production
ceased).
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FIAT 126p - 1972
Polski Fiat 126p (literally in
English: Polish Fiat 126p)
was produced in Poland
between 1973 and 2000
In Poland it is called
Maluch, which literally
means 'a little kid' or
'something small'.
Despite it was a very small
city car, for many years the
Fiat 126 was the most popular
car bought in Poland because
of its friendly price.
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POLONEZ - 1978
Around the late seventies FSO,
with some assistance of
specialists from FIAT, began
working on their next model.
The Polonez, a more modern
automobile , based on many
components from the Fiat 125p,
entered production in 1978 and
its latest incarnation is still
rolling off the assembly line
today.
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Prototypes
Polish designers tried hard to create new Polish models of
cars. Some prototypes were constructed. Unfortunately,
they have never been produced.
These are some of them. Aren’t they beautiful?
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MOJ 130 1938
Polish
motorcycle
produced in the
period of 19371939, in FMZiM
Katowice
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SOKÓŁ -1938
1938--1939
Sokół was a brand of
motorcycles manufactured in
Poland before World War II for
both civilian and military use.
Initially designed and produced
by the Centralne Warsztaty
Samochodowe CWS company,
they were continued after its
takeover by the PZInż between
1934 and 1939.
The name was first used for the
Sokół 600 RT tourist
motorcycle, but is the most
associated with the Polish
Sokół 1000, a heavy motorcycle
produced after 1936 for the
Polish Army.
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CWS M111 - Sokół 1000
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Junak 1956
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Junak was a Polish
motorcycle, the only
four-stroke one produced
in Poland after World
War II. During the nine
years of production,
1956-1965, a total of
91,400 Junak motorcycles
were produced.
Historical Polish railrail-vehicles
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OKl27--41 1932
OKl27
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OKz32--2
OKz32
1934
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PM 3636-1
- „Beautiful Helen” 1936
The design was ready in 1936 and the following year the first two
prototypes were built. One of them (Pm36-1) had aerodynamic fairing
designed by aerospace scientists from the Warsaw University of
Technology, the other had a standard look. The idea was to test both
engines in parallel to compare top speed, acceleration, coal and water
consumption etc. The Pm36-1 won a gold medal at the International
Exposition of Art and Technology in Paris- 1937
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PM 3636-1-Beautiful Helen
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Ty51 1953
Ty51 – Polish steam engine produced in Cegielski Factory
in 1953-1958, the heaviest machine made in Poland.
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Ol49--100 1954
Ol49
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TKt48--191 1957
TKt48
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TKh49--1 1961
TKh49
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Polish Electric locomotives
ET21--57 1960
ET21
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TRAMS
The first tram line in
Warsaw was opened
on 11 December 1866.
The last horse-drawn
tram run on 26
March 1908
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In the period between the world wars,
the tram network was nationalized
and extended significantly. After the
German invasion of September 1939
the service was halted for
approximately three months due to
war damage, but the trams were back
in service by 1940.
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During the years of war trams were in service but they were
mostly used by Germans
Germans.. After the war trams network
developed and they play sagnificant role in Polish
transportation now.
now.
Watch
a film
presentig
old Polish
trams
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Today trams in Poland
are still very important
mean of transport. Now
they are modern and fast.
Fast Tram in Krakow
Poznan Fast Tram
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PWS - 20 T -1929
The PWS-20 was a Polish single-engine high-wing
passenger aircraft for 6 passengers, built in PWS
factory in 1929, that remained a prototype. It was the
first Polish passenger plane
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PWS 24 -1933
The PWS-24 was a Polish single-engine passenger aircraft
for 4 passengers, built in PWS factory, used from 1933 to
1936 by LOT Polish Airlines. In spite of its limited capacity,
it was the only series-built airliner of domestic design ever
used by LOT
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PWS--54 1933
PWS
The PWS-54 was a Polish single-engine passenger and
mail plane for 3 passengers, built in 1933 in PWS
factory, which remained a prototype.
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PZL.44 Wicher-1938
The PZL.44 Wicher was a prototype of 14 seat, twin-engine Polish
airliner, built in the Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL) in 1938.
It was to compete with the DC-2 and Lockheed Super Electra.
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Bikes in Poland
Bikes in Poland appeared quite early. In 1886 Warsaw
Cycling Society set up and many bicycle lovers
appreciated its beauty and advantages.
Polish name for bicycle is „Rower”, it is taken by the
name of British brand bikes Rover produced in
England in 1885 by John Starley.
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1917
The first Polish bicycles were produced in 1917 by
Zawadzki Factory. During the first year only 17 bikes
were completed. Later on, in the thirties, almost 60
vehicles were produced each year.
Other private factories came into being soon.
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1929
In 1929 Army Factory in Warsaw started production of
bicycles called „Lucznik”. Up to 5000 bicycles monthly
were produced while the other private factories
manufactured about 6000 yearly. It made nearly
80.000 bikes a year together.
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1945
After the World War II national
production of bicycles was
renewed. It was based on private
manufactures.
In 1945 about 4000 bikes were
sold.
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1945 - 1998
In 1949 the biggest Polish Bicycle Factory „Romet” in
Bydgoszcz started manufacturing new bicycles.
At the peak of its success the factory produced 1.200 000
bikes a year. The most popular were:
Wagant
Wigry
Unfortunately,because of the unsuccessful process of privatisation, the
factory was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1998.
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1990 - New companies producing bikes
KROSS was established in 1990 in Przasnysz. Its
founder, Zbigniew Sosnowski, started activity in the
bicycle industry with running his own bike shop which
soon turned into a warehouse and then bicycle
assembly room. Today KROSS is the biggest bicycle
producer in Europe and the leader in the Polish
market (over 40% of national market).
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Kross Bicycles famous in the world
The company is also the leader of export, which at the
moment is 50% of the total sales volume. Main
directions of export sales are France, Great Britain,
Germany, Scandinavian countries, Benelux,
Switzerland, the USA, Canada, countries of the former
Soviet Union. KROSS received an award and
distinction from the ambassador of the Republic
of Poland in France for excellent export results.
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1991 -New companies producing bikes
Arkus & Romet Group started its operations in 1991.
Today, Arkus Group is one of the biggest bicycle
manufacturers in Poland and renowned industry
partner throughout the world. They produce different
kinds of bikes:
Bikes with suspension
Children’s and teenagers’ bikes
City bikes
Fitness
Trekking bikes
Toys
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Arkus & Romet Group -some models
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Special bikes - Velokraft
Velokraft - A magnificent new carbon fibre bike
based in Krakow in Poland. Using the technologies
and materials of the aerospace industry, Velokrafts are
now among the leaders in lightweight high
performance design .It is very aerodynamic and super
fast!
The VK2 model is a user friendly ultra-lightweight
design suitable for use as a very fast commuting bike.
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Today,bikes in Poland are very
popular. In each house there is at
least one bike and almost every
child is given a bike in his/her
early age. In small towns and
villages bikes are mostly used for
communication reasons but also
for shopping and as a free time
activity. In big cities they are not
so popular bacause of a small
number of cycling tracks.This
sitaution will improve soon as
more and more cycling tracks are
being built.
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