PKP class OKl27

OKl27
OKl27-41 in Chabówka
Power type Steam
Builder Cegielski
Poznań
Build date 1928–1933
Total produced 122
Configuration 2-6-2T
UIC classification 1′C1′ h2t
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Leading wheel
diameter
860 mm (2 ft 9.9 in)
Driver diameter 1,000 mm (3 ft 3.4 in)
Trailing wheel
diameter
860 mm (2 ft 9.9 in)
Length 12.863 m (42 ft 2 in)
Weight on drivers 67.7 t (149,250 lb)
Locomotive weight 85.1 t (187,600 lb)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 4.0 t (3.9 long tons; 4.4 short tons)
Water capacity 10,000 l (2,200 imp gal; 2,600 US gal)
Boiler pressure 14 bar (200 lbf/in²)
Heating surface:
Firebox
2.6 m2 (28 sq ft)
Cylinder size 540 × 630 mm (21.3 × 24.8 in)
Top speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output 930 PS (680 kW)
Tractive effort 103 kN (23,000 lbf)
Career PKP
Class OKl27

OKl27 is the name for a Polish passenger steam tank engine used by PKP. It was the first completely Polish construction. The design was prepared by eng. Bryling.

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History

Production

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

Operation

This tank engine serviced mainly local transport, especially suburban lines.

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.

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