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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MBxd2-212: Robert von Oliva (naruciakk)· CC0
- 2. MBxd2-212 Jantar: Paweł Pleśniar· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Wagon motorowy MBxd2 - 216 na bocznicy stacji wąskotorowej Zbiersk Kaliskiej Koleji Dojazdowej - sierpień 2023: Koefbac· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Wagon motorowy MBxd2 - 216 na stacji wąskotorowej Zbiersk Kaliskiej Koleji Dojazdowej - sierpień 2023: Koefbac· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Wagon motorowy MBxd2 o numerze taborowym 216 na bocznicy stacji wąskotorowej Zbiersk Kaliskiej Koleji Dojazdowej - sierpień 2023: Koefbac· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Ełcka Kolej Wąskotorowa 8: Romek· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Lyck - EKW: Pudelek· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. 2020-09 Rudy Raciborskie 161: Marek Mróz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 2020-09 Rudy Raciborskie 164: Marek Mróz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 2025-07 Rudy (36): Marek Mróz· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
MBxd2 (type A20D-P) is a narrow-gauge diesel railcar produced between 1984 and 1986 by the FAUR factory in Bucharest. A total of 32 units of this vehicle were built. The purchase and operation of MBxd2 railcars saved many narrow-gauge railway networks in Poland from closure.
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
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 15.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 32
- kind
- diesel multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- FAUR
- operators
- Polish State Railways
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- length
- 15.9 m
- weight
- 24.4 t
- capacity
- 60 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2044287, Wikipedia: PKP class MBxd2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.