PKP class SM48

SM48
SM48/TEM2 locomotive at the station Skawina in Poland
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	USSR
Model	ТЭМ2 (TEM2)
Build date	1976
UIC classification	Co'Co'
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver diameter	1,050 mm (41 in)
Length	16.97 m (55 ft 8 in)
Width	4.44 m (14 ft 7 in)
Locomotive weight	116 tonnes (114 long tons; 128 short tons)
Fuel capacity	4,590 litres (1,010 imp gal; 1,210 US gal)
Prime mover	PD1M
Cylinders	6
Transmission	Electric
Top speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	883 kW (1,184 hp)
Tractive effort	372.65 kN (83,780 lbf)
Locomotive brakes	Matrosow
Train brakes	Air
Career	PKP
Class	SM48
Nicknames	Walentyna Tamara

SM48 is the name for class of Soviet diesel locomotives operating in Poland for PKP. The original designation was ТЭМ2 (TEM2), and was the Soviet-built version of the ALCO RSD-1.

History

The SM48 was originally put into service on the eastern Polish railways, where broad gauge railways were still in use. In fact, the locomotive coped well with standard gauge lines.

Introduction

Since 1976, PKP have bought 130 SM48 locomotives. There are also locos in service with other Polish operators: PCC Rail, PTKiGK Zabrze, Kopalnia Piasku Kotlarnia.

Nicknames

• Tamara - from an original USSR name "TEM2"
• Walentyna - from a popular female name in USSR

In popular culture

• A train resembling a TEM2 appears in the game Half Life 2 Episode 2.

Resources

• Modern Locos Gallery
• Rail Service
• Mikoleje
• Chabówka Rail Museum

See also

• Polish locomotives designation