Fablok 2DL
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Sole 2DL (Fablok
610/1935) built for the Gostyń District
Railway, location and date unknown. Source: Fablok monograph (see References).
Side drawing of the 2DL; source: LSPP. |
In
late 1931 Pierwsza Fabryka Lokomotyw w
Polsce S.A. (First Locomotive
Factory in Poland JSC) of Chrzanów, known as Fablok, built their first diesel locomotive, G1C. This type
proved too weak for intended tasks and remained a sole prototype. It was
decided to base further development of diesel motive power on German Deutz designs and documentation of
several types was purchased. Diesel engines, gearboxes and transmission were
to be imported from Germany and locomotives were fitted with Fablok-Deutz plates. In all, eight types
of locomotives powered by internal-combustion engines were planned,
designated 1DL through 8DL. Of these, 1DL and 7DL were narrow-gauge ones and
4DL (the only one powered by a benzol engine) was never built. Fablok counted primarily on orders
from Silesian collieries; these, however, failed to materialize. Two-axle
type 2DL was the largest and most powerful type from this family, weighting
almost 29 tonnes. It was fitted with the Deutz
A6M220 diesel engine, rated at 160 hp, and four-speed mechanical transmission
with coupling rods. Single example was ordered in late 1934 by the Gostyńska Kolej Powiatowa (Gostyń District Railway) and completed
in May 1935. Due to short deadline, most components were purchased from Deutz, with only final assembly taking
part in Chrzanów. The locomotive was successful, but no further orders
followed. Ultimate fate of the sole 2DL is unknown. Main
technical data
References and acknowledgments
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LSPP; - Fablok
w Chrzanowie. Monografia
(Fablok of Chrzanów. A Monograph)
by Bogusław Krasnowolski (ed.), 2004. |
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