10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 6Dg - ostoja, Newag, 2016-12-27: Michał Wojtaszek· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. SM42-1244 kabina: Пресс-служба Калининградской областной таможни· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 6Dg-03, ISD Huta Częstochowa, 2016-02-01: Milek4· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 6Dg-164, Dąbrowa Górnicza Towarowa, 2017-02-06: Milek4· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Podłęże ~22lpaqyj~ 6Dg-176: Grzegorz W. Tężycki· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 6Dg-100+TEM2-078, Trzebinia, 2015-08-30: Milek4· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. Tarnow 6Dg: Andrzej Otrębski· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. 6Dg-149, Kraków Płaszów, 2016-06-05: Ficek· CC BY 2.5 pl
- 9. 6Dg-151 Lotos Koleje: Pavecon· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 6Dg-153 Lotos Kolej: PaComa· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Newag 6Dg is a diesel powered shunter locomotive, modernised by Newag from the locomotive SM42 series by Fablok. The locomotive has a Caterpillar C27 diesel engine, which reduces emissions in accordance with the standards required since 2009. It is equipped with a microprocessor control system and remote control.
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 19 years ago, in 2007.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2007
- number built
- 164
- kind
- diesel locomotive
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Newag
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
- weight
- 70 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11790900, Wikipedia: Newag 6Dg (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.