At the end of the war, the old train driver Matys saves his beloved locomotive Líza from depth charges. However, the locomotive is damaged and he is injured. At a critical moment, he stands in for his son-in-law, also a train driver, and thus prevents a train accident. Despite this, he is sent into retirement. To show what the "iron old man" can do, he reconstructs Líza with a group of apprentices...
| Release Date | December 3, 1948 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Železný dědek | |
| Runtime | 1h 23min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Czech | |
| Original Language | Czech | |
| Production Countries | Czechoslovakia | |
| Production Companies | Československý státní film | |