Independent Poland railways History of rail transport in Poland
pkp pt31 series (1932–1940) one share of polish first locomotive factory in chrzanów gaining independence on 11 november 1918 allowed poland reclaim former russian , austrian sectors military railways. railway department in ministry of communication created , polish railways officially named polskie koleje państwowe. in december 1918, great poland uprising started. rebels took on former prussian sector of railways. 1 year later, fights lwów on , former austrian railway directorate taken on poland , left-hand traffic infrastructure reconstructed. taking on railways prussians lasted until 1921. in 1919, stanislaw rodowicz, eng. developed first draft of container system in poland. in 1920 build prototype of biaxial wagon. polish-bolshevik war halted development of container system in poland. after victory on red army in polish-bolshevik war (1920), great deal of damage in railway structure discovered on route along communists retreating. @ same time, tense relations lithuania led railways...