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PKP Ol49
PKP Ol49-44 in Chabówka
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder
Fablok Build date 1949, 1951–1954 Total produced 116
Specifications Configuration: •
Whyte
2-6-2 •
UIC 1′C1′ h2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )
Driver dia. 1,750 mm (68+ 7 ⁄8 in)
Adhesive weight 51.4 tonnes (50.6 long tons; 56.7 short tons) Loco weight 83.5 tonnes (82.2 long tons; 92.0 short tons) Fuel type Coal Firebox: • Grate area 3.7 m2 (40 sq ft) Boiler pressure 16.3 kg/cm2 (1.60 MPa; 232 psi) Heating surface 159.4 m2 (1,716 sq ft) Superheater: • Heating area 68.3 m2 (735 sq ft)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 500 mm × 630 mm (19+ 11 ⁄16 in × 24+ 13 ⁄16 in)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Career Operators
PKP
Class Ol49 Numbers Ol49-1 to Ol49-112
PKP class Ol49 is a class of ordinary passenger (O )
2-6-2 (l ) steam engine designed in 1949 and used in
Poland by the
Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways) (PKP). A total of 116 were built between 1951 and 1954, 112 for the PKP and four for export to
North Korea , by
Fablok in
Chrzanów .
They replaced the older
Ok1 and
Ok22 .
Several examples are still in use, based out of
Wolsztyn , while others have been mounted at various locations across Poland.
Running passenger service in 1993
Fablok Ol49-69 at the
Żukowo Wschodnie railway station , 2019
See also
References
Durrant, A. E. (1972). The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe . Newton Abbot, Devon: David and Charles.
ISBN
0-7153-4077-8 .
Further reading
Jennings, Toby (29 January – 25 February 2016). "Poland's Preservation dawn". Steam Railway . No. 450. Bauer Media Group. pp. 64–70.
ISSN
0143-7232 .
OCLC
63292071 .
Rolling stock of Poland
Diesel
Standard gauge Narrow gauge
Electric Steam
Standard gauge* Standard gauge** Narrow gauge
Multiple units
Metro cars
Series withdrawn from service shown in italics .
* Own classes - steam locomotive classes built specially for PKP order in Poland or abroad
** Foreign origin class