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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SP42-260 (1): Krzysztof D.· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. 15.09.95 Laskowice Pomorskie SP42-057 (32341636343): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. 25.03.94 Leszno SP42-114 (12467092343): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
SP42 (factory type Ls800, design type 101D) is a Polish class of passenger diesel electric locomotives, built by Fablok in Chrzanów between 1967 and 1978. The locomotive is a modification of the SM42 class locomotive, equipped with an integrated steam boiler for heating passenger train carriages. A total of 268 units of the class were manufactured and delivered to Polish State Railways (PKP).
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 59 years ago, in 1967.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1967–1978
- in service from
- 1967
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 268
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Fablok
- operators
- Polish State Railways
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 14.2 m
- weight
- 74 t
- nicknames
- Zebra, Wibrator
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7119534, Wikipedia: PKP class SP42 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.