Glitzy, speedy (in some cases even more so than today’s trains), and fuelled by the progress of newly independent ... Although much of the infrastructure within the borders of newly-independent Poland ...

Earlier this month, two men, one German and one Polish, approached government ... It was one of several trains used by the Nazis in an attempt to save their war plunder from the advancing Allies.

During World War II, men, women and children were transported from across Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau, horrendous journeys ...

On the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, 573 trains were delayed in Poland due to icy conditions. Currently, all railway lines are open and passable, as confirmed by Polish State Railways (PKP).

Poland in particular, having been so depleted of lives in the aftermath of the war, was eager to take in refugees from Greece in the spirit of communist brotherhood, as well as to fill the vacancies ...