PKP class OKl27

PKP OKl27

OKl27-41 in Chabówka
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Cegielski (Poznań)
Build date 1928–1933
Total produced 122
Specifications
Configuration 2-6-2T
UIC class 1′C1′ h2t
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Leading dia. 860 mm (33.86 in)
Driver dia. 1,500 mm (59.06 in)
Trailing dia. 860 mm (33.86 in)
Length 12.863 m (42 ft 2 in)
Adhesive weight 67.7 t (66.6 long tons; 74.6 short tons)
Loco weight 85.1 t (83.8 long tons; 93.8 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 4.0 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons)
Water cap 10,000 l (2,200 imp gal; 2,640 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 2.6 m2 (28 sq ft)
Boiler pressure 14 kg/cm2 (1.37 MPa; 199 psi)
Heating surface 122.7 m2 (1,321 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area 45.2 m2 (487 sq ft)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 540 mm × 630 mm (21.26 in × 24.80 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output 930 PS (680 kW)
Tractive effort 103 kN (23,000 lbf)
Career
Operators PKP » DRB » PKP
Class PKP: OKl27
DRB: 7512
Numbers 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.[1]

Operation

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

Wartime

After the German invasion of Poland in World War II, 120 of the 122 OKl27 locomotives were taken into the Deutsche Reichsbahn fleet as 75 1201 to 75 1320.[2]

Preservation

Four engines have survived: OKl27-10 in Skierniewice (as an exhibit), OKl27-26 in Warsaw Railroad Museum (as an exhibit), OKl27-27 in Gdynia (as an exhibit) and OKl27-41 in Chabówka.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Durrant 1972, pp. 109–110.
  2. ↑ Durrant 1972, p. 111.
  • Durrant, A. E. (1972). The Steam Locomotives of Eastern Europe. Newton Abbot, Devon: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4077-8. 
  • "Article at Live Machines site". Retrieved June 6, 2007. 
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