We are happy to report that the Marshal of Łódź Voivodship – Mr. Witold Stępień took over the honourable patronage of the „Birthday of WVR”.

We have also broaden the schedule– the following companies decided to take part in the event:

• Łódź Agglomeration Railway with its promotional stand,
• Thales Polska sp. z o.o. which will present its modern signaling devices.

We would like to encourage all those from outside of Skierniewice to visit us by train – Przewozy Regionalne are offering to the visitors of „Birthday of WVR” a special deal – one can return to his departure point using their one-way ticket to Skierniewice with a special stamp (to be obtained at the entrance to the Shed).

Expecting the large number of motorized visitors and due to the lack of parking space in the nearest proximity of the shed, we would like to ask you to leave you cars at the parking lot near the railway station (only 300m from the entrance to the Shed).

On behalf of the President of City Skierniewice, Mr Krzysztof Jażdżyk, The Association of Transportation Engineers and PARE we would like to invite you to the

Birthday of WVR

which will take place on 3rd October 2015 from 11AM to 5PM in Skierniewice Engine Shed.

Program

Free admission. We reserve the right to change the schedule.

Tired and hungry visitors can eat delicious grilled dishes by the stand of Atmosfera pizza house.

Organizers

Honorary patronage

Media coverage

Partners

To fulfill the chronicler duty, we would like to note that during the Skieniewice’s Holiday of Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables, which took place on 19^th and 20^th of September, we were visited by the dazzling number of 1236 guests. It was one of the rare cases when we needed to increase the frequency of sightseeing groups from 1 hour to 30 minutes. This year special open days were also connected with 23^rd European Days of Heritage (Saturday and Sunday) and 14^th Days of Public Transportation (Sunday).

The Friday before the Holiday of Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables is traditionally reserved for the youngest enthusiasts of railways. On this day, fulfilling the wishes of teachers, we organize a Special Open Day for Schools. This year, on 18^th September, we invited the pupils of elementary schools from Skierniewice and outside to visit us. During the one-hour long unconventional classrooms children could sightsee the interior of the Engine Shed and learn about the safety on the railway area and railway crossings. For many of them it was a unique opportunity to be so close to the railway vehicles and devices. Each visiting group could then decorate the surface of the main yard of the Shed with colorful chalk drawings.

The classrooms in Shed were attended by 267 children. An extra group of 39 pupils visited us the next week.

The first Open Day in September is past us. On the first Saturday of September (5^th September) we were visited by 195 guests. We would already like to invite you to the next Open Days which will take place in two weeks during the Skierniewice’s Holiday of Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables. Soon we will also announce the special Open Days for schools. The details will be published soon on our website and our Facebook profile.