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PKP class Pt31

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Fablok· from 1932· class of 110 Polish 2-8-2 locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Pt31-64 Chabówka (Nemo5576): Tomasz Górny ( Nemo5576 )· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. PKP class Pt31-49 pic1: Alf van Beem· CC0
3. PKP class Pt31-49 pic2: Alf van Beem· CC0
4. PKP class Pt31-49 pic3: AlfvanBeem· CC0
5. Pt31-49 (38201319474): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Pt31-49 (38201324354): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Wózek tendrowy od Pu29 i Pt31: Wolsztyn· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Chabówka (skansen kolejowy) - Pt31-64 01: If you are willing to use this photo, please caption it as follows: author: Patryk Duszkiewicz /Wikimedia Commons ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ) If you upload this photo to a website, please email me the address of· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. Chabówka (skansen kolejowy) - Pt31-64 02: If you are willing to use this photo, please caption it as follows: author: Patryk Duszkiewicz /Wikimedia Commons ( CC-BY-SA-3.0 ) If you upload this photo to a website, please email me the address of· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. WK15 Chabówka skansen (1) Lichen99: Lichen99· CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

what is it?

PKP Class Pt31 is a Polish steam locomotive of Polskie Koleje Państwowe, designed for hauling heavy long-distance passenger trains, built in 1932-1940. The designation stood for fast passenger (P) 2-8-2 (t) steam locomotive designed in 1931. The locomotive was entirely Polish design, designed in Fablok in Chrzanów.

who runs it

Polish State Railways Austrian Federal Railways Deutsche Reichsbahn

base stats

speed 110 km/htop speed
power 1.5 MWpower output
weight 106 tin working order
built 110made 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 94 years ago, in 1932.
1.5 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
24 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 46 years (1932–1978).

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

spec sheet

built: 1932–1940
in service from: 1932
retired: 1978
status: retired
number built: 110
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇵🇱 Poland
builders: Fablok
operators: Polish State Railways, Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn
top speed: 110 km/h
power: 1.5 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-8-2
length: 24 m
weight: 106 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q844043, Wikipedia: PKP class Pt31 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.