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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SM30-039: Chrumps· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 14.09.95 Olsztyn SM30-044 (6483873111): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
SM30 is a Polish series of diesel shunting locomotives used by PKP and industry, built by Fablok, Chrzanów (factory designation Ls300E). They were also used for a local traffic.
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 10.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1957–1970
- number built
- 909
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Fablok
- operators
- Polish State Railways
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 257 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 10.1 m
- weight
- 36 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1227483, Wikipedia: PKP class SM30 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.