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PKP class Tp109

🇷🇺 Russia ·built by Kolomna Locomotive Works· from 1909· designation for the Russian CzWP/K series freight steam locomotive

what is it?

Tp109 was the designation for the Russian CzWP/K series freight steam locomotive (officially CzWPK, Russian: ЧВПК) used on the Polish State Railways (PKP).

base stats

  • speed 45 km/htop speed
  • weight 39 tin working order

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 117 years ago, in 1909.
  • Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 15.9 m long: about 4 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
1909–1911
number built
—
kind
steam
traction
steam
origin
🇷🇺 Russia
builders
Kolomna Locomotive Works
top speed
45 km/h
power
—
wheel arrangement
0-8-0
length
15.9 m
weight
39 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q9360633, Wikipedia: PKP class Tp109 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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