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02/26/1998

Lodz/Warsaw
Express Passenger Train
21-Jul-1975
A photo.of one of Poland's top expresses as it rounds a curve, These trains in special red and cream livery provide better comfort than the normal stopping trains and a slightly higher speed. It is doubtful whether any of them would qualify for the title of express in the UK. This particular train (ex. Wroclaw) forms the 07.28 train from Lodz to Warsaw, which covers the 143 km in slightly under 2 hours, an average of 77 km per hour (48 mph). Motive power is a modern diesel hydraulic.