The Polish State Railways ordered six-axle M62-series diesel loc omotives from the Soviet Locomotive Factory in Lugansk and gave them the designation ST44, directing them to freight traffic .Deliveries of ST44s began in 1966 and continued until 1988, with a total of 1113 normal-gauge loc omotives goinginto service . Themaximum speed of this powerful machine is 100 km/h, the installation of equipment for heating the depot was not envisaged .Polish ST44s were distinguished by large headlights, which gave the locomotive a distinctive appearance. Today, most of the ST44 series locomotives have been withdrawn from service, some have undergone modernization and can still be seen on the routes. Thefirst locomotive delivered (ST44-001) has been preserved and currently stands as an exhibit in the Warsaw RailwayMuseum .
Novelty 2022: A printed version of BR V 200 as an M62 165 H-Start from the VI era. Thanks to the integrated PluX22 interface, upgrading the digital decoder is possible in just a few steps.
Model specifications:
- Manufacturer: PIKO
- Scale: 1/87 H0
- Product code: 52909
- Locomotive type: ST44-966
- Designation: PKP
- Epoch: IV
- Length: 202mm
- Minimum turning radius: 358mm
- Power system: direct current
- Digital interface: NEM 658 PluX22
- Lighting (interior): Driver's room lighting digitally switchable (with PluX22 decoder)
- Directional lights: white/red light switching according to the direction of travel
- Clutch: NEM shaft + short coupling link
- Number of traction tires: 2
- Sound: PIKOsound decoder can be retrofitted #56538
- Age: 14+