PKP class OKl27 explained

PKP OKl27
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Cegielski (Poznań)
Builddate:1928–1933
Totalproduction:122
Uicclass:1′C1′ h2t
Leadingdiameter:8602NaN2
Driverdiameter:15002NaN2
Trailingdiameter:8602NaN2
Length:12.8630NaN0
Weightondrivers:67.7t
Locoweight:85.1t
Fueltype:Coal
Fuelcap:4t
Watercap:10000L
Boilerpressure:14sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3
Firearea:2.6m2
Totalsurface:122.7m2
Superheaterarea:45.2m2
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Cylindersize:540x
Maxspeed:800NaN0
Poweroutput:930PS
Tractiveeffort:103kN
Operator:PKP » DRB » PKP
Operatorclass:PKP: OKl27
DRB: 7512
Fleetnumbers:PKP: OKl27-1 to OKl27-122
DRB: 75 1201 to 75 1320

PKP class OKl27 is a class of ordinary passenger (O) tank (K) 2-6-2 (l) steam locomotives designed in 1927 for Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways, PKP). It was the first completely Polish construction. The design was prepared by eng. Bryling.

History

Production

Hipolit Cegielski Metal Works in Poznań produced 122 engines in the period of 1928–1933.

Operation

The OKl27 class serviced mainly local transport, especially suburban lines.

Wartime

After the German invasion of Poland in World War II, 107 of the 122 OKl27 locomotives were taken into the Deutsche Reichsbahn fleet as 75 1201 to 75 1307. The remaining 15 were taken into the stock of the Soviet Railways; all but two of which came into German hands and were renumbered 75 1308 to 75 1320.

After the war, most locomotives were restored to Poland and renumbered. While the post-war class remained the same, locomotives were renumbered at random, so a locomotive's pre- and post war identities are (usually) completely different.

Preservation

Four engines have survived:

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