ST44 / M62 – private operators
M62-0689
(689/1969), Orlen KolTrans, photographed in Zduńska
Wola Karsznice on
...the
same locomotive, photographed in Bolesławiec on
...and
again at the same location on October 22, 2008. On November 8, 2010, this
locomotive was destroyed by fire following a crash in Białystok,
to be written off shortly afterwards.
Yet another picture of the ill-fated M62-0689, taken
in Nowa Sól on February 4,
2009. Photo by Michał Korfel
(from my collection).
Tragic end of the M62-0689 in Białystok
on November 8, 2010; photo from the accident report (available at www.dbpk.pl).
M62-1186,
Pol-Miedź Trans, photographed at the Rudna Gwizdanów station on
M62-1793, Pol-Miedź Trans,
Lubin,
Yet another
‘Gagarin’ from Pol-Miedź
Trans: M62-1841, photographed at the Lubin Górniczy station on
ST44-R002, CTL Rail, photographed at Zduńska Wola Karsznice
on
M62-1145, Rail Polska,
photographed at the Lubin Górniczy
station on
M62-1764 and
M62-2990, Rail Polska,
double-heading a heavy coal train. Zduńska Wola
Karsznice,
M62-1318
(1616/1971), PCC Rail. This machine
was used by Soviet railways SŽD and
later Estonian railways EVT.
Purchased in 2006, it was fitted with TEM2 trucks. Photo taken in
This M62-1703
from the Orlen KolTrans
fleet is hauling a draft of tank cars and the T448P-053. Photo taken at the Zduńska Wola Karsznice
station on
M62-0161 from
the Pol-Miedź
Trans fleet is a former DR
machine (ex V200-027) and has been fitted with the 12ChN26/26 diesel engine;
photo taken at the Lubin Górniczy
station on
Three ‘Gagarins’, each belonging to a different operator,
photographed at the Zduńska Wola
Karsznice station on
...M62-1261
(Rail Polska)...
...and M62-1077
(Lotos Kolej).
Another picture
of M62-1754, taken in Karsznice on
M62-0837 began
its life as PKP ST44-110 in 1970.
Sold to German ITL company in July
1999, it was re-numbered 120.004. In October 2004 it was sold to PCC Rail Coaltran
and assigned its current number. Konstancin Jeziorna,
In May 2009
M62-0837 was sold to Sandomierz-based ZIK company; photo taken at their
premises on June 2, 2019.
Another
‘Gagarin’ with a history. Ex-ČSD T679.1368, then 781 368-6 (Lugansk
1242/1971), initially intended for preservation as a heritage loco in Slovakia,
was finally overhauled at the Zvolen railway stock
repair works and leased to Lotos Kolej in September 2007. Designated M62-1242, it
carries no operator’s logo. Photo taken at the Zduńska
Wola Karsznice station on
July 14, 2008.
M62-1663 (Lugansk
1663/1972), PCC Rail, photographed at the Zduńska
Wola Karsznice depot on
August 13, 2008.
Manufacturer’s
plate of the M62-1663 has been retained.
Another
‘Gagarin’ photographed on this occasion: M62-1199 from the Pol-Miedź Trans fleet.
M62-1200, PCC
Rail, Lubin Górniczy,
September 18, 2008.
A lineup of ‘Gagarins’, photographed at the PCC Rail depot in Sosnowiec Jęzor on March 5, 2009…
… and five individual ‘portraits’: M62-1535…
…M62-1754 (once again)…
…M62-1239 (Lugansk 1359/1971)…
…M62-1726…
…and M62-1601 (Lugansk 2242/1975).
ST44-1194, photographed at the same location on April 14, 2009.
Pol-Miedź Trans again: M62-1208, Lubin Górniczy, July 6, 2009.
M62-590, operated by Orlen KolTrans, is probably an
ex-Hungarian (MÁV) locomotive. Photo taken near Warszawa Okęcie station on September 4, 2009.
Another picture of the M62-590: Wrocław Psie Pole station, February 17, 2010.
M62M-006, Rail Polska, photographed at the Turoszów station on December 15, 2009.
This M62-1286 is owned by Hagans Logistic, based in Toruń. Photo taken in Zduńska Wola Karsznice on April 6, 2010.
M62-2990, Rail Polska, Zduńska Wola Karsznice, July
12, 2010.
M62-1841 from the Pol-Miedź Trans fleet, photographed at the
Kłodawa station on September 20, 2010.
M62-1208 from the same operator, Bolesławiec
station, October 6, 2010.
M62M-015, Rail Polska, rebuilt from M62-1764, photographed in Długołęka
near Wrocław on September 9, 2011.
Modernized M42M-009 and ‘old’ M62-2987, the same location and operator,
November 17, 2011.
Another locomotive from the Rail Polska fleet, but leased to Lotos Kolej: M62M-011, photographed at
the Turoszów station on the next day.
Back to Długołęka: M62M-005, photographed on
November 19, 2011.
Manufacturer’s plates on the M62M-005: this locomotive was rebuilt from
the 35-years old M62-1596 in 2007 at the Rail Polska workshops.
M62M-005 and M62M-006, photographed at the same location on February
29, 2012.
Długołęka again: M62-1708, Rail Polska, July 25, 2012…
…and again: M62M-019, the same operator, September 12, 2012.
Pol-Miedź Trans after a long break:
M62-1211, photographed at the PESA premises in Bydgoszcz on March 9, 2013.
M62-1843, operated by Ecco Rail
and photographed in Siemianówka on October 24, 2015.
This locomotive is ex-LEG V200.508, purchased by PHU Lokomotiv in 2008 and sold to Ecco
Rail in 2012.
M62-2006, operated by Sandomierz-based ZIK
engineering company, photographed at their premises on November 5, 2017. This
locomotive is ex-ITL 120.001 and probably former PKP ST44-206,
purchased by Lotos Kolej
in 2006 and sold to ZIK three years later.
Another picture of this locomotive: the same location, July 11, 2021.
M62-7039 is owned by Orion Kolej and
has been leased to ČD Cargo Poland; probably it was rebuilt from
2M62U-0338B. Photo taken near Warszawa Okęcie station
on February 15, 2020.
Sandomierz again: M62-1663, operated
by Captrain Polska.
September 13, 2020.
Ex-Lithuanian M62-1179, operated by Orion Kolej
as M62-1293. Śniadowo, August 22, 2021.
M62-282 (former PKP Cargo ST44-282), sold to Orlen
KolTrans in September 2020. Photo taken at the Puławy Azoty station on January
30, 2022.
Originally delivered to Russian rocket forces in 1994 as DM62-1875,
this locomotive was sold to EurAsia Transit
(Kazakhstan) in 2007 and then to Orion Kolej
in 2018 (re-numbered M62-1875). Sandomierz, November
1, 2022.