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PKP class SM48

🇷🇺 Soviet Union ·built by Bryansk Machine-Building Plant· from 1976· class of 130 Polish diesel electric locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. SM48-086 locomotive: Original uploader was Sigman at pl.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 13.11.94 Bełżec SM48-001 (6483874953): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. SM48-123, Wola Uhruska (30928785114): Adam Kilian· CC BY 2.0
4. SM48-125, Wola Uhruska na linii Chełm - Włodawa (32088712326): Adam Kilian· CC BY 2.0
5. Hurko, dieslová lokomotiva: Honza Groh ( Jagro )· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. PKP Siemianowka-nastawnia Sm1 i SM48-025: Krzysztof Maria Różański, ( Upior polnocy )· CC BY-SA 2.5
7. Podlaskie - Narewka - Zabłotczyzna - LK59 - SM48-055 20110910 03: Krzysztof Kundzicz· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. Podlaskie - Narewka - Zabłotczyzna - LK59 SM48-055 20110910 04: Krzysztof Kundzicz· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. SM48 N Warszawa: Krzysztof Maria Różański, ( Upior polnocy )· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. Hrubieszów - lokomotywa LHS (02): kruczjak· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

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 of the ALCO RSD-1.

who runs it

Polish State Railways

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 883 kWpower output
weight 116 tin working order
built 130made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 50 years ago, in 1976.
883 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
17 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1976
in service from: 1976
number built: 130
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
builders: Bryansk Machine-Building Plant
operators: Polish State Railways
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 883 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 17 m
weight: 116 t
nicknames: Walentyna, Tamara

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q269763, Wikipedia: PKP class SM48 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.