Power type Steam Build date 1928–1933 Configuration 2-6-2T | Builder Cegielski (Poznań) Total produced 122 UIC class 1′C1′ h2t | |
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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.
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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, 120 of the 122 OKl27 locomotives were taken into the Deutsche Reichsbahn fleet as 75 1201 to 75 1320.
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.