PKP Ol49 PKP Ol49-44 in Chabówka
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Fablok Build date 1949, 1951–1954 Total produced 116
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-6-2 • UIC 1′C1′ h2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )Driver dia. 1,750 mm (68+ 7 ⁄8 in)Adhesive weight 51.4 tonnes (50.6 long tons; 56.7 short tons) Loco weight 83.5 tonnes (82.2 long tons; 92.0 short tons) Fuel type Coal Firebox: • Grate area 3.7 m2 (40 sq ft) Boiler pressure 16.3 kg/cm2 (1.60 MPa; 232 psi) Heating surface 159.4 m2 (1,716 sq ft) Superheater: • Heating area 68.3 m2 (735 sq ft) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 500 mm × 630 mm (19+ 11 ⁄16 in × 24+ 13 ⁄16 in)Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators PKP Class Ol49 Numbers Ol49-1 to Ol49-112
PKP class Ol49 is a class of ordinary passenger (O )2-6-2 (l ) steam engine designed in 1949 and used inPoland by thePolskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways) (PKP). A total of 116 were built between 1951 and 1954, 112 for the PKP and four for export toNorth Korea , byFablok inChrzanów .
They replaced the olderOk1 andOk22 .[ 1]
Several examples are still in use, based out ofWolsztyn , while others have been mounted at various locations across Poland.
Running passenger service in 1993 Fablok Ol49-69 at theŻukowo Wschodnie railway station , 2019Durrant, A. E. (1972).The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe . Newton Abbot, Devon: David and Charles.ISBN 0-7153-4077-8 . Jennings, Toby (29 January – 25 February 2016). "Poland's Preservation dawn".Steam Railway . No. 450. Bauer Media Group. pp. 64– 70.ISSN 0143-7232 .OCLC 63292071 .
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