PKP class SM48
Encyclopedia
SM48 is the name for class of Soviet
diesel locomotive
s operating in Poland
for PKP
. The original designation was ТЭМ2 (TEM2), and was the Soviet-built version of the ALCO RSD-1
.
railways, where broad gauge railways were still in use. In fact, the locomotive coped well with standard gauge lines.
have bought 130 SM48 locomotives. There are also locos in service with other Polish operators: PCC Rail, PTKiGK Zabrze, Kopalnia Piasku Kotlarnia.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
diesel locomotive
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
s operating in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
for PKP
Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
. The original designation was ТЭМ2 (TEM2), and was the Soviet-built version of the ALCO RSD-1
ALCO RSD-1
The ALCO RSD-1 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by American Locomotive Company . This model was a road switcher type rated at and rode on three-axle trucks, having a C-C wheel arrangement...
.
History
The SM48 was originally put into service on the eastern PolishPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
railways, where broad gauge railways were still in use. In fact, the locomotive coped well with standard gauge lines.
Introduction
Since 1976, PKPPolskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
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 an original USSR name "TEM2"
- Walentyna - from a popular female name in USSR
Resources
See also
- Polish locomotives designation