Franciszek Król

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Franciszek Król (born August 4, 1913 in Garcz, in the district of Kartuzy, died November 21, 1999 in Chojnice) - social activist, head of the Chojnice Locomotives Railway Station in 1962-1974. Curriculum vitae

He attended a general school in Lubiszew (Tczewski district), later the Craft and Industrial School in Tczew. He worked in the locksmith's workshop, then at the Yeast Factory in Tczew and the Pomeranian Power Plant in Gródek, and in July 1938 he started working at the Main Railway Station in Tczew. At the outbreak of the war, during a business trip to Bydgoszcz, he was wounded with a fragment of the enemy bomb and taken by the German army to Stalag II E Gross Born, later transferred to Stalag II A Neubrandenburg and in that camp hospital he underwent surgery.

After being released from the camp in 1940, he was sent to work on the construction of a destroyed railway bridge across the Vistula river in Tczew, and in November 1941 he was forced to work in E. Klose Berlin, which was responsible for the reconstruction of destroyed railway bridges. >

At the end of 1943 he was in Belgium. With the help of local guerrillas, in August 1944, he managed to get away from work.

After entering the American troops, he volunteered to join the Polish Army and was transferred to Great Britain where he was assigned to the Armored Training Center.

In December 1946 he returned to Poland and started work at the Railway Station in Tczew as a driver's helper. In December 1946, he was transferred to the Malopolska Railway Locomotive Company as a steam engine driver. In May 1954 he was appointed as a trainer for locomotive teams.

In 1960 he graduated from the Department of Railway Technology in Bydgoszcz. In 1961 he joined the PZPR, where he was a member of the PZPR Executive Offices.

In October 1962, he was transferred to the First Class Railway Locomotive in Chojnice for the position of Chief. He held this office until his retirement in October 1974. He was the initiator and participant of many social activities for the city and Chojnice PKP, among others.

At the time, when he held the position of Chief, there was a rapid development of the Chojnice Locomotive. Many of the initiatives that contributed to this success stemmed from the personal involvement of Francis King, among others. Warehouses and workshops at ul. Commodity exchanges, extensive administrative, social and workshop facilities Locomotives, facilities for traction teams, repair and student workshops and a number of other improvements contributing to improved working conditions and occupational health and safety.

As early as 1962, the locomotive had about 300 employees and had 30 locomotives. When he retired (1974), his employment was less than 800 people, and the fleet had 70 locomotives. Honors Bibliography

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