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PKP class SP47

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PKP SP47
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderH. Cegielski - Poznań S.A.
Build date1975, 1977
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Driver dia.1,100 mm (43.31 in)
Length20,180 mm (66 ft 2+12 in)
Width2,904 mm (9 ft 6+38 in)
Height4,302 mm (14 ft 1+38 in)
Loco weight114 t (112 long tons; 126 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity5,500 L (1,200 imp gal; 1,500 US gal)
Engine type2116SSF
Cylinders16
Cylinder size210 mm (8.3 in) × ?
TransmissionElectric
Loco brakeOerlikon
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed140 km/h (87 mph)
Power output2,210 kW (3,000 hp)
Tractive effort380 kN (85,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsPKP
ClassSP47
NicknamesDługa Suka
DispositionOne preserved, one scrapped

SP47 was a code name for a Polish diesel locomotive, designed for passenger transport. It never reached serial production.

History

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SP47 was supposed to be an export hit of the Cegielski Works. Unfortunately, due to political decisions[citation needed] only two prototypes of this locomotive were ever built. SP47 was the most modern Polish locomotive in those times, and one of the most modern in Europe[citation needed].

Prototypes

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The design of the locomotive, later code-named SP47, was drawn up in 1972. In 1974 construction started at the Cegielski workshop in Poznań, but, on finishing the first one, the decision was taken to terminate diesel locomotives production in Poland. The reason for this was the danger that Polish locomotives would compete with the Soviet ones; in fact SP47 was by far better than any Soviet locomotive[citation needed].

The second prototype (following a great struggle) was completed in 1977.

Career

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Both locomotives were dispatched to Olsztyn, where they worked until their end. The second prototype suffered a serious engine failure a few months after entering service. As a result, in 1991 it was set aside, and in 1998 taken out of service and scrapped in 2001. The first of two prototypes run until a serious engine failure in 1997.

SP47-001 is currently (after exterior renovation) exhibited at the Railway Museum in Kościerzyna heritage park.

See also

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