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Newag 15D/16D

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Newag· from 1974

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. ST48-002(1) Trako13: Travelarz· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Newag 15D-115 – 92 51 3 630 575-0 ~26m08tvn: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Tczew 15DA: Andrzej Otrębski· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Wrocław Leśnica ~24iuqtky: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY 4.0
5. Wrocław Leśnica ~24iuqufz: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY 4.0
6. 15D-034 DSC 4713 Jaksice: Akjam-Sen· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. 15D-A-132: WasylNS· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Tarnow 15D: Andrzej Otrębski· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. 15D-001 (1): Ridol1· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. 15D-001 (2): Ridol1· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

Newag 15D/16D is a cargo locomotive (type 15D - PKP ST48 series) or broad gauge (type 16D) diesel locomotive rebuilt by Newag in Nowy Sącz in Poland, which is a deeply modernised SM48 (Soviet TEM2) locomotive.

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 1.6 MWpower output
weight 116 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 52 years ago, in 1974.
1.6 MW is about 18 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).

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

spec sheet

built: 1974–1989
number built: —
kind: diesel locomotive
traction: diesel
origin: 🇵🇱 Poland
builders: Newag
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 1.6 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
weight: 116 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11790896, Wikipedia: Newag 15D/16D (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.