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PKP - Poland Polish National Railway Museum in Warsaw (Stacja Muzeum Warszawa).
During the Second World War, the Americans built many locomotives
type S160 Consolidation for use in Europe. Tr203-451 was built in 1945
and operated for PKP until 1982.
Photo by Marco van Uden |
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American construction, that got to Poland by UNRA organization, Tr203-451 at Raiway Museum, Warszawa Glowna, on July 15. 1997.
Photo and scan by Jerry D. Stawarz http://panda.bg.univ.gda.pl/~jareks/pekape jareks@fs-samba.com.pl |
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Tr203 was American construction designed specially for army. After IInd World War, Poland got some locomotives of that class, by UNRRA deliveries. This one, Tr203-296 (at Museum-Depot Jaworzyna Slaska) is painted originally as "Transportation Corps USA" (15.09.97).
Photo and scan: Jerry D. Stawarz (jareks@fs-samba.com.pl; http://panda.bg.univ.gda.pl/~jareks/pekape) |
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