PKP class Pt47

what is it?

PKP Class Pt47 is a Polish 2-8-2 express steam locomotive, built for hauling express trains in Poland. The locomotive was designed in 1947 and was built between 1948 and 1951 by Fablok in Chrzanów, then by H. Cegielski in Poznań, producing in total 180 locomotives (120 by Fablok and 60 by H. Cegielski). Pt47 is an improvement of the successful pre-war PKP class Pt31 class, the main difference is the addition of circular tubes in the fire chamber, thereby significantly increased boiler performance.

who runs it

Polish State Railways

base stats

• speed 110 km/htop speed
• power 1.5 MWpower output
• weight 104 tin working order
• built 180made 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 78 years ago, in 1948.
• 🚗1.5 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 17 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏24.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 40 years (1948–1988).

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

spec sheet

built

1948–1951

in service from

1948

retired

1988

status

preserved

number built

180

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

builders

Fablok, H. Cegielski – Poznań

operators

Polish State Railways

top speed

110 km/h

power

1.5 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-2

length

24.3 m

weight

104 t

nicknames

Petucha

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