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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SU42 i Bmnopux - Opole Główne (2): Pudelek· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Stiopa-SU42-509 foto.1: Stiopa· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Stiopa-SU42-509 foto.2: Stiopa· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 23.06.24 Zbąszynek SU4210-007 (53821422147): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. 24.06.24 Gorzów Wielkopolski SU4210-006 (53822774645): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. 26.06.17 Piła Główna SU42-1008 (35672941076): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. 28.08.25 Lublin Główny SU4210-004: Phil Richards· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. 29.06.17 Hel SU42-1005 (35020788854): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. EU07-228, Польша, Поморское воеводство, станция Гданьск-Главный (Trainpix 217038): RUNAWAYTRAIN· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 2009.06.26 - Mrzezino, pociąg Hel - Gdynia - Flickr - faxepl: Paweł Zdziarski from Rumia, Poland· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
SU42 is a Polish diesel-electric locomotive used for light freight and passenger traffic purposes.
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
- 1967–1972
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Fablok, Newag
- operators
- Polregio
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 14.2 m
- weight
- 74 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1227496, Wikipedia: PKP class SU42 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.