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- 1. Ostrow Wlkp M62 1684, Orlen KolTrans: MOs810· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
M62 is a Soviet main freight diesel electric locomotive built between 1966 and 1993 for Eastern Bloc countries, they were then sold to private railway companies in Poland after their retirement. Built by Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Works in Luhansk, Soviet Union (in Ukraine 1991 - 1993). The locomotives aren't classified by PKP in which they're classified by its build model, the fleet numbers are numbered differently, at which some of the locomotives might have their original fleet numbers before they were exported.
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
- First built 60 years ago, in 1966.
- 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.
- Served for 18 years (2004–2022).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1966–1993
- in service from
- 2004
- retired
- 2022
- status
- in service
- number built
- 124
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- builders
- Luhanskteplovoz
- operators
- Private railway companies
- 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
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q138942103, Wikipedia: M62 locomotive (PKP) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.