- PKP class SM48
Infobox Locomotive Auto
name = SM48
powertype = Diesel-electric
caption = SM48 locomotive
builder =USSR
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builddate =1976
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uicclass = Co'Co'
gauge = RailGauge|sg
leadingsize =
driversize = 1,050 mm
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length = 16.97 m
width = 4.44 m
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weight = 116 t
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tenderc
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enginetype = PD1M
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cylindercount = 16
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transmission = Electric
topspeed = 100 km/h
poweroutput = 883 kW
tractiveeffort = 372.65 kN
factorofadhesion =
locobrakes = Matrosow
trainbrakes = Air
railroad =PKP
railroadclass = SM48
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nicknames = Walentyna
Tamara
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disposition =|SM48 is the name for class of Soviet
diesel locomotive s operating inPoland forPKP . The original designation was ТЭМ2.History
The SM48 was originally put into service on the eastern Polish railways, where broad gauge railways were still in use. In fact, the locomotive coped well with standard gauge lines.
Introduction
Since
1976 ,PKP have bought 130 SM48 locomotives. There are also locos in service with other Polish operators: PCC Rail, PTKiGK Zabrze, Kopalnia Piasku Kotlarnia.Nicknames
*Tamara - from a original
USSR name "TEM2"
*Walentyna - from a popular female name inUSSR Resources
* [http://www.igor.kolej.szczecin.pl Modern Locos Gallery]
* [http://www.rail.pl Rail Service]
* [http://www.mikoleje.kolej.szczecin.pl Mikoleje]
* [http://www.parowozy.pl/skansen/spalinowe Chabówka Rail Museum]ee also
*
Polish locomotives designation
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