Newag 6Dl

what is it?

The Newag 6Dl is a locomotive class rebuilt from the SM42 series and equipped with two diesel engines. The locomotive follows the Newag 6Dg and the Newag 18D, and is able to provide electric train heating to the carriages. This is the first Newag locomotive which has bumpers (shock absorbers) to absorb collision energy.

who runs it

PKP Intercity

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• power 563 kWpower output
• weight 70 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

• 🚗563 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘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

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number built

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kind

Diesel

traction

diesel

origin

🇵🇱 Poland

builders

Newag, Fablok

operators

PKP Intercity

top speed

90 km/h

power

563 kW

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.