We would like to invite the fans of photography to a special open day organized for all those who would like to catch on the film the unique atmosphere of the railway facility without the crowds of tourists in the background. The event will take place on Saturday, 21st October from 12AM to 3PM.
Free admission, without the need for earlier subscription. During the event, a special sightseeing rules are in force.
On 9th October 1987 Polish Association of Railway Enthusiasts (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Kolei) was officially registered in Warsaw’s city hall becoming second organisation of its kind at that time in Poland. It happened 30 years ago! Therefore we would like to properly celebrate this anniversary among our fans and all those who supported us through all those years. The Engine Shed Skierniewice will be open to the public on 7th October from 11AM to 4PM. Following attractions and events will be awaiting the visitors:
We would like to remind our visitors about the special offer by the Łódź Commuter Railway (ŁKA). Those travelling by ŁKA trains can return for free back to their departure point based on their one-way ticket. The only condition is to receive a special stamp in the Engine Shed. The offer is valid only during the Open Days.
Free admission!
On Monday, 18th September, an official inspection by conservationist took place at the renovation site of the old pump house. This year’s works sponsored by the Council of Łódź Voivodeship (26 250 PLN) covered the reconstruction of the half of the roof and preparation for further works of the second half. A total cost of the works, completed by company “Marbudex” from Skierniewice, amounted to 43 013,21 PLN (including own assets from 1% of income tax for 2016).
The 40th Holiday of Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables in Skierniewice did not have luck to the weather. Despite a rain is not an unseen phenomena for this time of the year, this time a constant shower from the sky was a real challenge to attract the guests of the Holiday to visit the Shed. Nevertheless, we are happy to report 877 visitors on this day.
It is worth pointing out that our Open Day was connected with the celebration of 25th European Days of Heritage and the end of “Summer with Steam Engines”.
Visitors could sightsee the interior of the roundhouse housing the main part of our rolling stock collection as well as the exhibition of railway signalling. A special attraction were prepared for the youngest by PKP Cargo as a part of the “Summer with Steam Engines”.
Our guests could take advantage of the special offer of Łódź Commuter Railway (ŁKA) allowing them to travel back for free to their departure station.
Catering was traditionally served by the Atmosfera pizza house.
We would like to invite you to visit us on 23rd September during the special Open Day coinciding with the Days of Public Transportation in Warsaw. During this day, visitors can sightsee the shed in guided groups. Groups start at 11AM, 12AM and 1PM.
Free admission.
We would like to invite pupils of kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools to participate in the art contest on the 30th anniversary of Polish Association of Railway Enthusiasts entitled “Skierniewice Engine Shed in children’s eyes”. The aim of the contest is to broaden the interest of the youngest in the history of railway.
We encourage the participants seeking the inspiration and their teachers to visit us on the special Open Day for schools on 15th September. Please call us at +48 730 181 323 to arrange the visit hour.
Contest works can be submitted under three age categories: kindergarten, elementary and secondary school. Works have to be submitted before 25th September 2017 via post (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Kolei, Pl. Defilad 1, 00-901 Warszawa), via email (zarzad@psmk.org.pl, maximum attachment size – 10MB) or delivered in person to the Engine Shed Skierniewice (please arrange the reception hour beforehand – phone +48 730 181 323). Deciding is the date of post stamp or, in case of works delivered via e-mail or personally, date of receiving the work.
Jury, consisting of representatives of the organizer, will select the most interesting works, which will be displayed at the exhibition, starting on 7th October 2017 at 2PM in the main workshop of the Skierniewice’s Shed. Authors of the best works will be rewarded during the opening day.
The exhibition will be available for public during all Open Days and special events till the end of season 2017 (till 25th November 2017). Exhibition will be continued during the next season 2018. The best works will be published in the special gallery at the PARE website.
Due to the rainy weather, we had to reorganize the first days of yet another volunteers camp. We had to put aside the renovation works by the class Ty51-1 engine and focus on the upkeep of the shed’s buildings and surrounding areas. Volunteers dealt swiftly with heaps of leafs and cut grass and proceeded to fight the self-sown plants in the old coal storage.
They also continued the work on replacing the broken glass panes at the back of the roundhouse. The rented AWP helped in reaching the highest parts of the windows. Simultaneously we cleaned up the area behind the main roundhouse. We were also able to continue the repainting of the fence thanks to the supply of paints provided by “Castorama” from Skierniewice.
The unpredictable weather on 2nd September discouraged many to go out. Only the bravest decided to visit us despite the possible rain. We were happy to admit to Engine Shed 192 visitors. It is worth noting that more and more of our guests are taking advantage of special offer of Łódź Commuter Railway (ŁKA) allowing them to return to their departure station for free.
Thank you very much for visiting us!
We would like to invite you to the next open days on 16th and 17th September.
As each year, we would like to invite teachers and their pupils to visit us during the special Open Day for Schools, which will take place on 15th September (Friday) from 8AM to 3PM. Due to the limited size of visiting groups please arrange the visit time beforehand.
Available attractions:
Please call us at +48 730 181 323 to arrange the visit time.
Attention Czech, Russian, French and German speakers! We are looking for volunteers who woul like to help us in translation of leaflets regarding the Skierniewice Shed, which were created as a part of the project “Volunteering in Engine Shed Skierniewice as a way of creating patriotic care for heritage of first Polish railway”, supported by the National Board fo Heritage, programme Volunteering for Heritage.
The leaflets are double-side-printed, triple-folded A4 sheets briefly describing the most significant parts of our collection. All interested in help can receive volunteers agreement, participation certificate and reference when requested. All interested are encouraged to contact us at wolontariat@psmk.org.pl.
