- PKP class Pm36
Infobox Locomotive
name = Pm36
powertype = Steam
caption = Pm36-2 inPoznań
builder =Fablok
serialnumber =
buildmodel =
builddate =1937
totalproduction = 2
whytetype =4-6-2
aarwheels =
uicclass =
gauge = 1435 mm
leadingsize = 950 mm
driversize = 2000 mm
trailingsize = 1150 mm
wheelbase =
length = 24.843 m
width =
height =
framesize =
weightondrivers = 17.2 t
weight = 94 t
locotenderweight = 72.9 t
fueltype =
fuelc
tenderc
consumption =
watercons =
electricsystem =
collectionmethod =
primemover =
enginetype =
aspiration =
displacement =
boiler =
boilerpressure = 1.8 MPa (18 atm.)
feedwaterheater =
firearea = 15.00 m²
tubearea =
fluearea =
tubesandflues =
fireboxarea = 3.85 m²
totalsurface =
superheatertype =
superheaterarea =
cylindercount =
cylindersize = 530 mm
rearcylindersize =
hpcylindersize =
lpcylindersize =
valvegear = Heusinger
transmission =
topspeed = 140 km/h (Pm36-1), 120 km/h (Pm36-2)
poweroutput = 1325 kW (1800 hp)
tractiveeffort = 10,600kgf (104 kN
factorofadhesion =
locobrakes = Westinghouse
trainbrakes =
railroad =PKP
railroadclass = Pm36-2
numinclass =
roadnumber =
officialname =
nicknames = Piękna Helena
locale =Poland
deliverydate =1937
firstrundate =
lastrundate =1965
retiredate =1965
restoredate =1995
scrapdate =
currentowner =PKP
disposition =|Pm36 is the name for a Polish experimental fast
steam locomotive used byPKP .History
Design
The design was ready in
1936 and the following year the first two prototypes were built. One of them (Pm36-1) had aerodynamic fairing designed by aerospace scientists from theWarsaw University of Technology , the other had a standard look. The idea was to test both engines in parallel to compare top speed, acceleration, coal and water consumption etc. The Pm36-1 won a gold medal at the
International Exposition of Art and Technologyin1937 .ervice
Pm36-1 was damaged and later scrapped during
World War II (probably in 1942), but Pm36-2 survived and worked forPKP until1965 , when it was given to the "Warsaw Railway Museum". During wartime, the machine bore the German State Railways’ number 18 602.Present day
In
1995 the machine went through a major overhaul and is now working inWolsztyn as a tourist attraction, called "Beautiful Helen" (pl. "Piękna Helena").ee also
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PKP classification system References
cite book
last = Pokropiński
first = Bogdan
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Parowozy normalnotorowe produkcji polskiej dla PKP i przemysłu
publisher = Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności
date = 1987
location = Warszawa
pages =
url =
doi =
id =Links
* [http://www.parowozy.com.pl/pm36.htm Pm36 article at Steam locomotives site] URL accessed on
5 August ,2006
* [http://as.rumia.edu.pl/tt/plany/pm36/pm36-1i2.jpgPhoto of Pm36-1 (left). The engine on the right (Pm36-2) is currently in service at the Wolsztyn depot (Poland). Public domain.]
* [http://as.rumia.edu.pl/tt/filat/1978/2398.jpgScan of a Polish postage stamp depicting Pm36-1. Public domain.]
* [http://as.rumia.edu.pl/tt/plany/Pm36/fablok/pm36c.jpgPublic domain. Pm36-1 photo.]
* [http://as.rumia.edu.pl/tt/plany/Pm36/fablok/pm36b.jpgPublic domain. Pm36-1 photo.]
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