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PKP class TKt48

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Fablok· from 1950· class of Polish 2-8-2T locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. PKP Tkt48-102, Jaslo: Jan Lorenz· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 2010-11-26-szczecin-glówny-by-RalfR-83: Ralf Roletschek ( talk ) - Fahrradtechnik auf fahrradmonteur.de· FAL
3. TKt48-191 Wolsztyn 05.16 085: Marek Mróz· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Opole Glowne TKt48 1: Andrzej Otrębski· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Parowóz TKt48 Jasło (1): Pitak· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. Parowóz Tkt48-130 z wagonem barowym Wars w parku Rataje w Poznaniu - sierpień 2018 - 2: Koefbac· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Parowóz Tkt48-130 z wagonem barowym Wars w parku Rataje w Poznaniu - sierpień 2018 - 5: Koefbac· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. PL TKT48-124 ZAGORZ: Czaszyn· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. Pyskowice skansen TKt48-23: Tomasz Górny (Nemo5576)· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. Tczew lokomotywa TKt48 2: Andrzej Otrębski· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The PKP class TKt48 was a class of freight tank (TK) 2-8-2 (t) steam locomotive of the Polish State Railways (PKP). Originally intended for use in suburban traffic, the locomotives were later mainly used for passenger and freight trains on the low mountain range in southern Poland. Six locomotives were sold to Albania.

who runs it

Polish State Railways Hekurudha Shqiptare

base stats

speed 80 km/htop speed
power 785 kWpower output
weight 78 tin working order
built 209made 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 76 years ago, in 1950.
785 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
14.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 30 years (1950–1980).

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

spec sheet

built: 1950–1957
in service from: 1950
retired: 1980
status: retired
number built: 209
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇵🇱 Poland
builders: Fablok, H. Cegielski – Poznań
operators: Polish State Railways, Hekurudha Shqiptare
top speed: 80 km/h
power: 785 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 1′D1'
length: 14.2 m
weight: 78 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q2044300, Wikipedia: PKP class TKt48 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.