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- 1. Ls60 Chabówka 1 (Nemo5576): Tomasz Górny ( Nemo5576 )· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Ls60 is a Polish diesel-mechanical shunter locomotive being a development of Ls40 locomotive. Built in 1961 to 1964 by Fablok and built in 1964 to 1971 by Zastal, it was intended for lightweight shunting duties around industrial plants.
who runs it
base stats
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 65 years ago, in 1961.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1961–1971
- in service from
- 1961
- number built
- 562
- kind
- Diesel-mechanical
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Fablok
- operators
- Industrial companies
- top speed
- 11 km/h
- power
- 44 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B
- length
- 6 m
- weight
- 16 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11762936, Wikipedia: Fablok Ls60 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.