Lubusz Regional Railway

Origins At the beginning of the 1990s, the Polish railway network faced a budget deficit, leading to the elimination of unprofitable passenger routes. On 14 May 1991, the Council of Ministers passed Resolution No. 70, listing sections of the Polish State Railways network scheduled for full closure on 1 July. On 10 July 1991, Polish State Railways' General Director, , sent a letter to provincial governors informing them of these closures. He also proposed transferring the abandoned railway lines to alternative operators – private companies, industrial enterprises, or non-public railways – although the specifics of asset ownership transfer were not defined. Beginnings of the company In the second half of September 1991, the Self-Government Assembly of the Zielona Góra Voivodeship supported the idea of establishing the Lubuska Kolej Regionalna, after which the company agreement for Lubuska Kolej Regionalna was signed in a notary office. On 4 October 1991, the company was registered at the District Court in Zielona Góra. Its headquarters were located in Zielona Góra at 1 Ludowa Street, with Tadeusz Tomczak appointed as its president. The company's shareholding structure was as follows: • Sulechów–Konotop (closed due to poor technical condition), Trains were operated by a two-person crew equipped with a radio for communication with stations. Additionally, the rolling stock required expensive repairs, including the regeneration or replacement of parts. and on 9 October, the carrier's rolling stock was put up for sale. The liquidation process continued until 1997, during which time the company, having received an additional 10 wagons for a symbolic fee, also sought EU funds and other assistance through DSB. == Rolling stock ==

Rolling stock purchased by Lubuska Kolej Regionalna in 1991 Between 1963 and 1966, German factories MAN SE, Linke-Hofmann-Busch, and Waggonfabrik Wegmann produced 11 diesel multiple units for the Danish railways DSB. Each set consisted of a motorized coach of series MA, a 2nd class control car of series BS, and two passenger cars – 1st class AM or 2nd class BM, or sometimes a 2nd class BMk with a buffet. In Denmark, the four-car units were combined in pairs to form eight-car trains, with only one set in each pair having a buffet. These units were used until 1990 as intercity express trains called lyntog (Danish for "lightning train"). In the second half of 1991, Lubuska Kolej Regionalna purchased 39 cars from DSB, including 10 motorized coaches, allowing the formation of 10 trains. Five units were approved for operation in Poland, and four of them were used. Their expected lifespan was at least 15 years. These vehicles were considered among the more modern rolling stock in use in Poland at the time. They were equipped with airplane-style seats with adjustable backs, air conditioning, doors opened by pressing a button, a bar compartment, and a toilet with a changing table for infants, as well as hot and cold water. The units were stationed in the Czerwieńsk depot, which also housed their maintenance workshop. Due to their appearance, they were often called "silver arrows" or "cigars". In the second half of 1994, the rolling stock owned by the company, which had been put into liquidation, was put up for sale. Some of the cars without homologation were scrapped at the company's cutting station in Żary, the functional motorized cars were cut into scrap at Lubsko railway station, and some of the remaining cars found alternative uses. == References ==