Europe's last regular standard-gauge steam passenger service
The Wolsztyn steam locomotive depot in Poland still operates daily scheduled passenger trains pulled by steam locomotives, making it the last regular standard-gauge steam service in Europe. From Monday to Friday, the train runs between Wolsztyn and Zbąszynek; on Saturdays, it runs to Poznań. Tickets are available online, at the station, or from the train manager. Note that from August 20-28, 2026, a diesel locomotive will substitute due to periodic maintenance of the Pt47-65.
The train with a steam locomotive runs on weekdays on the Wolsztyn – Zbąszynek route, and on Saturdays on the Wolsztyn – Poznań route.
- hdgvhicv
There’s loads of standard gauge steam in the UK with regular service, but it seems that these are excluded because
1) flying Scotsman as it’s not regular service with integrated tickets but runs on public railways and stations
2) festiniog has integrated tickets and runs to normal station but is narrow guage
3) north yorks, swanage, bluebell, svr, Dartmouth etc are regular service to real stations but arent integrated. Dartmouth (kingswear) is certainly used for non tourist purposes.
- throw0101a
If you're interest in this, there are holiday operators that offer packages, e.g.:
> We offer the wonderful nostalgia of travelling by private train in luxurious carriages through spectacular landscapes behind vintage steam locomotives to captivating locations. With delightful cuisine and fantastic hand selected hotels all alongside our vibrant and experienced Holidays Team, you will be sure to experience an unforgettable trip.
* https://www.belletrains.co.uk/about-belle-trains
Richard Bowker of the Green Signals railway podcast has a video about their 2026 package through the Alps:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QvRL98aEuQ
2027 will be in Ireland:
- warpech
Funny that you can buy tickets for this train as a part of the countrywide train network system, but they don’t have a right graphic for this kind of train. The website displays an electric unit with no information that this will be a steam engine: https://koleo.pl/connection/c21a973b-4eaa-55bd-80d0-5dd2541a...