Exhibition “The Railways of Moravian-Silesia Connected Cities, Ironworks and Mines”
From May 1, 2026, visitors to our museum can explore a unique exhibition presenting the history of the emergence, development, and decline of railways in our region. The exhibition introduces nearly 180 years of history of both the main strategic railway lines, which still play an important economic role today, and the railways built for the needs of mining and metallurgical operations. It also presents the origins of local railway lines and routes connecting our region. The exhibition also mentions railway lines that disappeared or were never completed due to wartime events, post-war political changes, or new water-management and transport projects. Come and discover the fascinating story of railways in the Moravian-Silesian Region.
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Railway of Moravian-Silesian Cities
This twelfth publication published in the edition entitled "Library of our museum" contains details about the Railway of Moravian-Silesian Cities. The history of the entire track has not yet been published.The book also describes the development of individual rail stations and stops. All their historical names have been documented. These railway stations Valašské Meziříčí, Frýdek-Místek, Český Těšín, the connecting line to Bílá and the smaller railway station Frýdlant nad Ostravicí are documented in detail. Nor the section of the track in Poland, where part of the line is already out of operation, was forgotten. Passages about the division of the railway during the establishment of Czechoslovakia and Poland and the influence of political changes in the Těšín region in 1938 are also very important.
The last chapter describes the preparation of the electrification of the track in the section leading through the Beskydy Mountains.
The brochure presents the most voluminous description of the Moravian-Silesian railway and surprises with a lot of of new historical facts.
Price: 200 czk
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Prezentační video muzea
Pokud Vás ukázka zaujala, rádi Vás přivítáme v prostorách muzea v Ostravě.
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