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PKP class Ty2

Deutsches Reich ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1942· steam locomotive, Polish designation of the German built DRB Class 52

🚂 steam locomotive steam

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Zabrze parowoz Ty2-5680 1: Andrzej Otrębski· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Ty2-953: Radosław Kołodziej· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. Wolsztyn, Ty2 of Polskie Koleje Państwowe (PKP), 1989 (SIK 03-036092): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Bärtschi, Hans-Peter / SIK_03-036092 / CC BY-SA 4.0· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. 1980-09. Personenzug in der Gegend von Sierpc. Ty2. PKP. (5993231917): Michel Huhardeaux from Brussels, Belgium· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. Ty2-406 comes off shed Wolsztyn 030592: kitmasterbloke· CC BY 2.0
6. Linia kolejowa nr 115 - Ty2-911 (1): Kacper Szymański· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Lokomotywa Parowa Ty2-949 pic1: AlfvanBeem· CC0
8. Museum of Industry and Railway in Lower Silesia 2021 P51 Ty2-18: Fallaner· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Parowóz Ty2-911, wjazd do stacji Stróże: Zalasem1· CC BY 4.0
10. PKP class Ty2-81: AlfvanBeem· CC0

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

what is it?

PKP classes Ty2 and Ty42 is a class of freight (T) 2-10-0 (y) steam locomotive used by Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways, PKP) from 1942 (42) onwards. They are Deutsche Reichsbahn class 52 Kriegslokomotiven (war locomotives), either acquired new (Ty42), or secondhand (Ty2), having been built during World War II in factories in many European countries (Germany and occupied countries, including Poland) in 1942–1945.

who runs it

Deutsche Reichsbahn Polish State Railways

base stats

speed 80 km/htop speed
weight 84 tin working order
built 7,794made 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 84 years ago, in 1942.
Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
23 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built: 1942–1950
number built: 7,794
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: Deutsches Reich
builders: Henschel & Sohn, Berliner Maschinenbau
operators: Deutsche Reichsbahn, Polish State Railways
top speed: 80 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-10-0
length: 23 m
weight: 84 t

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

family

Sources: Wikidata Q12981982, Wikipedia: PKP class Ty2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.