Clearing rubble from the streets. Asphalting the roads. Fixing the tram network. The first tram on the streets of Warsaw. Launching the EKD (Warsaw's Electric Commuter Rail network).
00:00:01:14 | Title: "Capital Reconstruction Bulletin". Warsaw in the background. |
00:00:04:22 | A digger collects rubble into trailers. |
00:00:16:00 | The operator of the digger. |
00:00:17:14 | A digger at work. |
00:00:31:20 | Workers clear the streets of rubble. |
00:00:34:21 | Trailers full of rubble travel down the streets. |
00:00:37:19 | Asphalting the road. |
00:00:40:22 | Work on the ruined tram depot. |
00:00:42:20 | Fixing tram carriages. |
00:00:51:06 | Fixing the electrical contact system. |
00:00:57:10 | The first electric tram on the streets of Warsaw with a board saying “Special Carriage”. |
00:01:16:19 | People applauding. |
00:01:18:10 | A rolling tram. |
00:01:23:20 | The station connecting Grójec and Warsaw. |
00:01:29:18 | People getting boarding carriages. |
00:01:31:18 | Decorated carriages. |
00:01:32:19 | Moving carriages. |
One of the most important tasks during the first period of reconstruction in the capital was to make the city's transport efficient. Horse-pulled carts and traction engines are used to clear the rubble. Roads are asphalted over the cobbles which have been cleaned. At the same time the tram network is being rebuilt. Currently tram carriages, over-head connections and cables are being fixed all over Warsaw. On June 20th the first tram carriage of the new regular public transport network appeared on the streets. In the coming weeks more tram lines will be launched. A train connecting Warsaw and Grójec has already come into operation. The future developments in reconstructing the city transport depend on reconstructing the bridges over the river Vistula. Our next bulletin in the coming edition of this newsreel will be a reportage on the reconstruction of bridges in Warsaw.