#3774· PKP ST44

M62 locomotive

🇷🇺 Soviet Union ·built by Luhanskteplovoz· from 1964· class of soviet diesel-electric locomotives

MÁV M62 class

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. М62-1257, Молдова, станция Кишинэу (Trainpix 68892): Reaboi Veaceslav· CC BY 3.0
2. RZD M62-1635 Sankt-Petersburg 20120927 0009 (15278364601): Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia· CC BY 2.0
3. MÁV M62 class: Benbe· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. 21.03.94 Tomaszów Mazowiecki ST44-133 (5931832534): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. DPRK M62 Naeyeon 706: Clay Gilliland· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. M62-14D40: Vivan755· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. M62-2D49: Vivan755· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. M62 332 mozdony Ócsa: Beroesz· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. RZD 2016-07 Zelenogorsk 1468665657: Artyom Svetlov· CC BY 4.0
10. RZD M62-1631 2016-07 Zelenogorsk 1468665644: Artyom Svetlov· CC BY 4.0

what is it?

M62 (Motor (Motormozdony), 6-axle, type 2) is a class of Soviet mainline freight and passenger diesel-electric locomotives, manufactured in the USSR and Ukraine at the Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Works (later Luhanskteplovoz (LTZ)) between 1964 and 2001. The first model of the locomotive was developed for Hungarian Railways in Hungary (HNR). The locomotives were produced serially for export from 1965, and for the USSR Ministry of Railways from 1970).

who runs it

České dráhy Československé státní dráhy Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)Deutsche Bahn Hungarian State Railways Raaberbahn Polish State Railways Russian Railways Ukrainian Railways Korean State Railway Lietuvos geležinkeliai, AB Belarusian Railway Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Mongolian Railway

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 1.5 MWpower output
weight 117 tin working order
built 7,250made 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 62 years ago, in 1964.
1.5 MW is about 17 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
17.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1964–2001
number built: 7,250
kind: Diesel–electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
builders: Luhanskteplovoz
operators: České dráhy, Československé státní dráhy, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Deutsche Bahn, Hungarian State Railways, Raaberbahn, Polish State Railways, Russian Railways, Ukrainian Railways, Korean State Railway, Lietuvos geležinkeliai, AB, Belarusian Railway, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Mongolian Railway
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 1.5 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 17.6 m
weight: 117 t
nicknames: See nicknames
Dutch name: PKP ST44

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

family

Sources: Wikidata Q6451428, Wikipedia: M62 locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.