Posts by petermbryant

petermbryant

2 Feb 2010

History / Wroclaw Zoo Railway - before 1945 [7]

Thanks for all your replies, I've recieved an awful lot of help so far, which is great as we try to solve this mystery.

The railway Jwojcie mentioned is I'm afraid not the same one as what I'm after. The line I refer to ran 381mm gauge stock, which is considerably smaller than that posted above, though it does look like an interesting line!

I will have a look under Breslau Zoo, though the railway isn't on that particular map as its dated 1890. The railway at a guess would had run from 1913 - 1945.

Keep the replies coming

petermbryant

1 Feb 2010

History / Wroclaw Zoo Railway - before 1945 [7]

Thanks for your response, I've been in touch with Michael and he has put me forward to someone.

If anyone has any other ideas of this line, please do reply, we need all the help we can get with this!

petermbryant

31 Jan 2010

History / Wroclaw Zoo Railway - before 1945 [7]

Hello All,

I am a narrow gauge railway enthusiast from the United Kingdom and I'm writing to you to enquire about a 381 mm/15 inch gauge miniature steam railway that ran in Wroclaw in 1913.

I do not know a lot about it, apart from the train used on it was built by a company called Bassett Lowke Ltd in England.

It ran using one of his Atlantic 4-4-2 steam locomotives with closed coaches. The locomotive may have been called GREEN DRAGON or ENTENTE CORDIALE, but only maybe.

From a drawing of the station, it looks as though it ran near the Wroclaw Zoo, however we do not know what happened to the train afterwards.

However, on this link: pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolej_w%C4%85skotorowa it says under 381mm, that a train ran in Wroclaw Zoo until 1945, when the zoo came under attack. As it is a rare gauge in Poland, I wondered if it was the same railway?

I am trying to trace any details about the railway in the zoo and what happened to the Bassett-Lowke train that may have operated on it, and I wondered if any members had any details, photos, or knows anyone who may have them?

Any help would be appreciated, and I look forward to hearing from you.

I do not speak Polish I'm afraid, or have any contacts in Poland so this is my first point of call!

Thanks in Advance

Peter Bryant