what is it?
The PKP class Lyd1 is a narrow gauge diesel locomotive class, covering two similar models built in Poland: WLs150 built by Fablok, and its development WLs180 (803D) manufactured by Zastal. It was used by Polish State Railways (PKP) on the narrow gauge railways in Poland, and on industrial railways.
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 90 years ago, in 1936.
- 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
- 1936–1972
- number built
- 191
- kind
- Diesel mechanical
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Fablok
- operators
- Polish State Railways
- top speed
- 40 km/h
- power
- 134 kW
- gauge
- 750 mm narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 5.9 m
- weight
- 18 t
- nicknames
- Lidka
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1568695, Wikipedia: PKP class Lyd1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.