Wolsztyn [ˈvɔlʃtɨn] is a town in central Poland, situated (since 1999) in the Greater Poland Voivodship, previously (1975-1998) in Poznan Voivodship. Greater Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznan, Kalisz, Konin, Pila and Leszno voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Map as of 1975 Poznań Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 Poznań Voivodship 1975-1998 (Polish: województwo poznańskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ...
It is particularly famous for being the last place in Europe where regular, timetabled train services on the national railway network are hauled by steam locomotives. This is currently being partially funded by an organisation in the United Kingdom.
Grodzisk Wielkopolski is a town in central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Poznan Voivodship (1975-1998). ...
The steam locomotive shed in Wolsztyn, in the west of Poland.
Wolsztyn is now the last place in Europe where train enthusiasts can see mainline steam locomotives operating daily pulling both freight and passenger trains.
Wolsztyn, formerly known as Wollstein in the Prussian province of Ostbrandenburg, was once a well-known centre of woollen cloth production.
The small town of Wolsztyn in the Wielkopolska region southwest of Poznan is the home of the last remaining regularly-scheduled steam trains in Europe today.
Maintained by the PKP as a living museum, the Wolsztyn roundhouse each morning lets loose several steam locomotives to run on the area's passenger and freight trains.
The roundhouse at Wolsztyn, to the southwest of Poznan.
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