ST44 / M62 – private operators
M62-0689
(689/1969), Orlen KolTrans, photographed
in Zduńska Wola Karsznice on
...the
same machine, 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).
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
This M62-0837 is used by PCC Rail Coaltran; Konstancin Jeziorna,
A ‘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.