SM42s from the Lotos Kolej fleet

Lotos Kolej, a major private operator, owns a considerable fleet of SM42s. They can be often encountered at or near the Zduńska Wola Karsznice station, where these pictures were taken. Many used to carry the characteristic yellow livery, which was later replaced by new company’s colors – grey, blue and red.

SM42-2650, November 24, 2006.

SM42-2553, November 24, 2006...

... and the same example, photographed on March 31, 2007.

SM42-2284, December 14, 2006.

SM42-2632, December 14, 2006.

SM42-2303 (not yet repainted), December 14, 2006.

SM42-2223 behind SM42-2053, February 7, 2007.

SM42-2355, December 18, 2007

SM42-2414, October 20, 2008

SM42-2053, photographed on the same day

Another picture of SM42-2053: March 18, 2009

SM42-2455, February 4, 2009

SM42-2611 in new company livery, photographed on December 16, 2009…

…and ‘old’ SM42-2529, photographed on the same occasion (leased from a company unknown to me)

Ls800-9364, leased from Orion Kolej – a private railway stock trading company; February 19, 2010.

SM42-2495, photographed on May 19, 2010 – livery rather untypical.

Brand-new livery is displayed by the SM42-2615, photographed on March 26, 2011.

SM42-2563 displays a different (temporary?) livery variant; September 7, 2011.

Ls800-9364 again: October 19, 2011.

SM42-2104, November 17, 2011 – repainting under way?

PKP-style livery displayed by SM42-2147, photographed on the same day.

The same locomotive, two days later.

SM42-2613, December 19, 2011.

Old Lotos livery displayed by the SM42-2656, photographed on the same day.

A lineup of five SM42s, photographed on February 29, 2012.

SM42-2208, April 27, 2012.

SM42-2324, December 11, 2012. The individual name ‘Rosomak’ (wolverine) is after an armored transporter used by Polish Army.

SM42-2420, July 5, 2013 – perhaps temporary livery (leased?).

More typical livery is displayed by the SM42-2283, photographed two days later.

SM42-2331, April 21, 2014.

SM42-2563, May 3, 2014.