Samoborci su dolazak željeznice tražili još od sredine 19. stoljeća no trebalo je dočekati odobrenje cara Franje Josipa da 14. siječnja 1901. vlak konačno i stigne. Ta je sporost procedure očito bila i najava jedne od glavnih karakteristika popularnog “Samoborčeka” – sa svojom brzinom od najviše 20ak km/h put od Zagreba do Samobora mnogi su proveli i hodajući uz vlak.
Ipak, “Samoborček” (zvali su ga i “Peglica”) postao je omiljeno prijevozno sredstvo brojnih izletnika i Samoboru dao zamah u razvoju turizma, a zauvijek će ostati podsjetnik na neka romantičnija vremena zahvaljujući Golikovom filmu “Tko pjeva, zlo ne misli”.
Vremenom je “Samoborček” ipak dobio na brzini i udobnosti zahvaljujući jednomotornim aluminijskim vlakovima, tzv. “Srebrnim strijelama”, no željeznicu je na kraju prestigla financijska nerentabilnost pa je vlak posljednji put u Samoboru iskrcao putnike 31.12.1979. godine.
Danas se “Samoborček” trajno smjestio u Južnom naselju, lokomotiva i dva vagona podsjetnik su na legendarni vlakić koji je mnogim generacijama značio puno više od prijevoznog sredstva pa ne čudi da je u Samoboru taj naš vlak čest gost i u pjesmama. Uskoro su pred njim bolji dani, zahvaljujući inicijativi samoborskog Rotary kluba pokrenut je projekt obnove kompozicije u Južnom naselju i uređenja okolnog parka kako bi i za nove generacije Samoborček postao puno više od vlaka.
The people of Samobor have been requesting the arrival of the railway since the mid-19th century, but the approval of Emperor Francis Joseph was received on 14 January 1901 and finally the train arrived. This slow procedure was obviously the announcement of one of the main features of the popular "Samoborček" - with its speed of up to 20 km / h, many people also spent the trip walking beside the train from Samobor.
However, "Samoborček" (also called "Flatiron") became a favorite means of transportation for many travelers and gave Samobor a boost in tourism development, and will forever be a reminder of some more romantic times thanks to Golik's popular movie "One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away".
Over time, however, "Samoborček" gained speed and comfort thanks to single-engine aluminum trains, the so-called "silver arrows", but the railway was eventually overtaken by financial difficulties, so the train unloaded its passengers in Samobor on December 31, 1979. years fot the last time.
Today, "Samoborček" is permanently located in the South settlement of Samobor, a locomotive and two wagons are a reminder of a legendary train that meant for many generations much more than just a means of transport, so it is not surprising that in Samobor the train is a frequent guest in many songs. Better days are soon ahead of it, thanks to the initiative of the Samobor Rotary Club, a project has been launched to renovate the composition in the South settlement and to futher decorate the surrounding park so it can become much more than just a train for new generations as well.