Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja

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Historic Narrow Gauge Railway running from Żnin via Wenecja to Biskupin

Pałuki - the land of 130 lakes

Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja (Polish Venice) near Żnin (Poland) is an open air museum collecting and exhibiting steam locomotives, passenger and freight cars, trolleys, railwaymen's tools, signalling equipment, contents of an old waiting room, old maps. The 600 mm Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja is a department of the Muzeum Ziemi Pałuckiej (the Żnin's Museum of Pałuki Land) and was established in 1972 at a suggestion of enthusiasts of the Pałuki region, of which Żnin is considered the capital. The Museum has collected numerous steam locomotives. One of the oldest is the German one made by Orenstein & Koppel in Berlin in 1900. The Tx-1116 locomotive made by Henschel & Son (Kassel, 1918) and the Tx4-564 locomotive made by Hanomag (Hannover, 1923) are also very interesting. A real rarity is the Belgian locomotive made by Les Ateliers Metallurgiques Nivelles with the unique wheel arrangement 2-3-1 ("Pacific"), and the only one which has steam brakes. There are also steam locomotives made in the first Polish plant in Chrzanów. The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja is situated at the foot of the ruins of the medieval castle built in the 14th century by legendary Mikołaj Nałecz. Tourists can travel on the historic narrow gauge railway from Żnin via Wenecja to Biskupin which is famous for a reconstruction of the Lusatian culture settlement and the Archaeological Museum.

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Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja	Paragliders over Wenecja	The Museum and the ruins of the castle	The Museum in the mist
The interior of a passenger car	The portrait of Leon Lichociński, the legendary guide	The old railway map of Poland	The freight car on the 510 mm railway line
Polish Golden Autumn in Wenecja	Visiting Wenecja - an excellent lesson in history and technology	Tourists leaving Wenecja and heading for famous Biskupin	Polish Pompeii - Biskupin