Zagórz 2023-05-10
Steam locomotive TKt48-124.
In the first half of the 20th century, tank locomotives were very popular. They were well suited to work on local lines and pulled passenger and light freight trains. They efficiently covered curves with a radius of only 150 m. Tenders did not require turntables, because their running speed was the same forward and backward.
The TKt48 series steam locomotive was developed right after World War II in the FABLOK factory in Chrzanów. TKt48 series steam locomotives were produced in the period 1950 - 1957. PKP bought 191 copies of these locomotives. TKt48 locomotives were built at the HCP factory, where 94 units were built, and at the FABLOK factory, where 115 units were built. 6 locomotives were exported to Albania. The locomotives were built of elements typical of other series of steam locomotives, which made their repairs easier. The locomotive is equipped with electric lighting, Westinghouse or Knorr air brakes with a 3-cylinder compressor.
TKt48-124.
The TKt48-124 locomotive located in Zagórze was built for PKP in Chrzanów. The locomotive was built in 1955. It received the serial number 4487. The locomotive served successively in: Opole (from December 29, 1955), Nysa, Wałbrzych, Warsaw, Siedlce, Fosowskie, Zagórz (until December 9, 1989, when it was deleted from the state). The locomotive has become a monument of technology. In 2020, the locomotive was placed in a new place of presentation, on the square next to the station and the pavement leading to the railway signal box. At the same time, the locomotive was painted black. Previously, the locomotive was green and black. At the locomotive, there is a shaped semaphore, a water crane, benches and a monument to the memory of railwaymen, Defenders of the Zagórze Junction in 1918.
Data T-T parowozu TKt48:
Manufacturer FABLOK. The axis system is 1'D1', otherwise oOOOOo, and the Polish designation is a small letter "t". Design speed 80 km/h. Boiler pressure 16 atm (at). Heating area of the boiler 123.1 m2. Superheater area 48.6 m2. Grate area 2.97 m2. Diameter of drive wheels 1.45 m. Diameter of rolling wheels 0.85 m. Service weight 98,000 kg. Water supply 10 m3. Coal stock 6,000 kg. The manufacturer of the boiler is the former Sosnowieckie Zakłady Budowy Kotłów. Length 14.20 m. Height 4.48 m.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman