Prewar Polish industry
Locomotives built at home, when the country made its own equipment.
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Check before going. The museum moved from its old premises and has been through closures and reorganisation over several years, and information online may be out of date. Call or check the official site in the days close to your visit rather than weeks ahead.
The Copernicus Science Centre on the riverbank is the first choice with children in Warsaw, along with the zoo in Praga and the Polish Army Museum with its outdoor area of tanks and aircraft. All three work well across ages.
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The Polish railway museum on the grounds of the former Warszawa Główna station, west of the city centre. The display stands in the open on the old station tracks: steam, diesel and electric locomotives, passenger and freight wagons, among them Polish, German and Soviet machines spanning more than a century. The collection is large and the vehicles can be approached and some entered. Among its notable pieces is a saloon carriage reserved for senior officials, and locomotives built in Polish factories before the war, when the country produced its own equipment. A point that needs stating: the museum has been in transition for years — its old premises closed and the collection was moved, and parts of it may still be under reorganisation. Check its status and hours before going, as they have changed more than once. The display is primarily outdoors — avoid it in rain. It works well with children who like trains.
Locomotives built at home, when the country made its own equipment.
Reserved for senior officials, displayed with its fittings.
The vehicles are large, approachable, and some can be entered.
The former Warszawa Główna station, Ochota district