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PKP class Ol49

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Fablok· from 1949· class of 116 Polish 2-6-2 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Ol49-59 Wolsztyn 05.16 066: Marek Mróz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. Ol49-44 Chabówka 1 (Nemo5576): Tomasz Górny ( Nemo5576 )· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. Wolsztyn, Ol49-32 of Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP) in 1993 (SIK 03-036065): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Bärtschi, Hans-Peter / SIK_03-036065 / CC BY-SA 4.0· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Żukowo Wschodnie Fablok Ol49-69: LukaszKatlewa· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. OL49-59 departs Wolsztyn 030592: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. Ol49-69 departs Wolsztyn for Leszno 030592: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. OL49-81 on the turntable 030592: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 20120825 Ol49-69 8331: Jakub Hałun· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. 48. Personenzug in der Gegend von Sierpc. Ol49 - PKP. (5993219301): Michel Huhardeaux from Brussels, Belgium· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. May evening at Wolsztyn , 1991. Ol49-69. (4143780973): Felix O· CC BY-SA 2.0
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PKP class Ol49, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Marek Mróz· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

PKP class Ol49 is a class of ordinary passenger (O) 2-6-2 (l) steam engine designed in 1949 and used in Poland by the Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways) (PKP). A total of 116 were built between 1951 and 1954, 112 for the PKP and four for export to North Korea, by Fablok in Chrzanów. They replaced the older Ok1 and Ok22.

who runs it

Polish State RailwaysKorean State Railway

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • weight 83.5 tin working order
  • built 116made 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 77 years ago, in 1949.
  • Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1949–1954
number built
116
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇵🇱 Poland
builders
Fablok
operators
Polish State Railways, Korean State Railway
top speed
100 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-6-2
weight
83.5 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1469724, Wikipedia: PKP class Ol49 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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