<h1>Railway enthusiasts want to save the depot in Kořenov</h1>

Kořenov (Jablonecko) - The Tanvald Railway Company wants to save the former locomotive depot in Kořenov. The building, dating back to 1903, is part of the technical infrastructure of the cogwheel railway from Tanvald to Kořenov. It has no roof, windows, or doors. It is one of the most endangered monuments in the Liberec Region. If European funding is secured for the reconstruction, it will likely serve as a depot for unique cogwheel locomotives, which currently have to stand in the open air at the station in Tanvald, said Petr Prokeš from the railway company to ČTK.
    The project, estimated at around 20 million crowns, includes not only the revitalization of the depot in Kořenov but also the expansion of the cogwheel railway museum in the dispatch building in Kořenov and the promotion of the unique cogwheel railway Tanvald - Kořenov - Harrachov, which has been a cultural monument since 1992, including its bridges, tunnels, and structures. "We would also like to utilize the empty spaces of the dispatch building in Kořenov to establish a conference, information, and tourist center," added Prokeš.
    The operation on the more than one hundred-year-old cogwheel railway from Tanvald to Harrachov started in 1902. On the twelve-kilometer line, there are three sections with a cogwheel in the middle of the track, which helps locomotives overcome steep ascents.
    The connection between the Jizera Mountains and the Krkonošs is the steepest railway line in the country and has become a sought-after tourist attraction in recent years. Five times a year, even unique cogwheel locomotives travel on it. Partners in the project, which aims to make this technical rarity more visible, include the National Technical Museum and the Tanvaldsko Microregion, which encompasses all cities and towns along the railway.
    Since 2008, the line in Kořenov has its own museum, where visitors can also see a piece of track with a cogwheel and a toothed wheel from a locomotive. The partially unused track allowed the Railway Infrastructure Administration to cut it out because the cogwheel is located in places where people cannot see it.
    A significant part of the exhibits were donated to the museum by collectors, and the interior is complemented by photographs and other documents. The museum also houses a historical electric power pole, which serves as a reminder that the line from Kořenov to Harrachov and further into Poland was electrified as early as the first half of the last century. Today, however, only diesel trains run there, ending in Harrachov. The line to the Polish town of Sklářská Poreba has been closed since 1945. "However, operations to Poland should resume this summer after 65 years," added Prokeš.