PKP class SM48

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SM48
SM48 locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderUSSR
ModelТЭМ2 (TEM2)
Build date1976
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,050 mm (41.34 in)
Length16.97 m (55 ft 8 in)
Width(?)
Height4.44 m (14 ft 7 in)
Loco weight116 t (114 long tons; 128 short tons)
Fuel capacity4,590 L (1,010 imp gal; 1,210 US gal)
Prime moverPD1M
Engine type(?)
Cylinders6
Cylinder size(?)
TransmissionDiesel electric
Loco brakeMatrosow
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output883 kW (1,184 hp)
Tractive effort372.65 kN (83,780 lbf)
Career
OperatorsPKP
ClassSM48
NicknamesWalentyna
Tamara

SM48 is the name for class of Soviet diesel locomotives operating in Poland for PKP. The original designation was ТЭМ2 (TEM2), and was the Soviet-built version[citation needed] of the ALCO RSD-1.

History

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The SM48 was originally put into service on the eastern Polish railways, where 1,524 mm (5 ft) Russian broad gauge railways were still in use. It turned out that the locomotive fitted well within the structure gauge on standard gauge lines.

Introduction

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Since 1976, PKP have bought 130 SM48 locomotives. There are also locomotives in service with other Polish operators: PCC Rail, PTKiGK Zabrze, Kopalnia Piasku Kotlarnia.

Modernizations

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Newag 15D, owned by PKP Cargo, bearing the ST48-019 marking.

Since 2010, several locomotives underwent modernization to Newag 15D/16D standard.[1] (PKP Cargo classes them as ST48.)

In 2017, Pesa offered their version of modernization, designated 19D.[2][3]

In 2021, Tabor Dębica [pl] offered their version of modernization, designated 20D.[4][5]

Nicknames

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  • Tamara – from an original USSR name "TEM2"
  • Walentyna – from a popular female name in USSR

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "15D/16D". Newag.
  2. ^ Michalak, Piotr; Jakuszko, Wojciech; Far, Mariusz. "Modern systems and assemblies in modernized 6Di and 19D locomotives". Pojazdy Szynowe (2/2018): 38–51. ISSN 0138-0370.
  3. ^ "[PL] IPS Tabor and Pesa present: the first 19D modernization locomotive". Railcolor News. 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Locomotives – Catalogue". Tabor Dębica (PDF).
  5. ^ Madrjas, Jakub (27 August 2021). "Tabor Dębica zaprezentował lokomotywę 20D" [Tabor Dębica demonstrated 20D locomotive] (in Polish).
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