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1822-002, PTK, photographed in Zduńska Wola Karsznice on September 23, 2009.
1822-002 and 1822-005 at the Rybnik depot, April 21, 2009. Photo by
Petr Štefek (from www.pl.wikipedia.org).
Two pictures taken by Mariusz Niżyniec at the Jankowice colliery (from my
collection): 1822-002, June 19, 2008…
… and 1822-005, September 1, 2008. |
In 1992 Austrian state railways ÖBB
purchased five two-system (3 kV DC, 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz) class 1822 universal
electric locomotives, intended to haul freight trains between Germany and
Italy – hence unofficially known as ‘Brennerloks’.
They had been built by Simmering-Graz-Pauker
(SGP, serial numbers 80510 through 80514/1991) and developed from
earlier class 1014 (18 examples, mainly for express trains). Compared to
1014, they were slightly longer, heavier and slower, but provided almost 50
percent more power, tractive effort being 28.5 tonnes.
After thorough tests first of them, 1822 003 was accepted for service in
September 1993, the remaining four following only in May 1996. Their final
assignment differed from that originally planned, as they were used mainly
with transit Italian passenger trains between Brenner and Innichen.
After
traffic reorganization (related mainly to the introduction of class E464
locomotives by Italian railways FS and later class 1216 by ÖBB)
1822s were declared surplus. In 2005, four were operational and 1822 003 was
intended for cannibalization. All were based in Innsbruck; their last reported
service was in June 2007. In 2005 two were sold to PTKiGK
Rybnik; 1822 005-3 arrived on January 20 and 1822 002-0 followed on
October 27. After minor modifications both were impressed into service. In
2008 PTKiGK Rybnik was merged into PCC,
so these locomotives formally became the property of PCC Rybnik,
although continued to carry their old liveries. Service numbers have been
retained. With PCC finally absorbed by DB Schenker,
both 1822s went to DB Schenker Rail Polska. At
the moment of their arrival 1822s were the most modern and most powerful
single-section electric locomotives in Poland; they maintained this position
until the appearance of first EU43s (TRAXX F140MS from Bombardier
Transportation) in December 2007. Their operation was not entirely
satisfactory and failure rate was reported as rather high; as the entire
class numbered just five examples, there were serious problems with spare
parts. PTKiGK Rybnik intended to
purchase also the remaining three examples, but this proved impossible, as –
due to the contract between ÖBB and banks – they were not allowed to
leave Austria until 2015. In 2011, following serious failures, both Polish
1822s were withdrawn from use and dumped at the former Spedkol
depot in Blachownia, awaiting decision on their
ultimate fate. They were finally sold for scrap in January 2014. Next April
all remaining three locomotives of this type were sold by ÖBB to Austrian company P&P Eisenbahntechnik Wien and overhauled by TecSol GmbH. Leased to Adria Transport,
they saw limited service with trains from Slovenia to Czech Republic via
Austria. Finally all were sold to Polish private operator SKPL. This
was quite surprising, as SKPL has been involved mainly in local
traffic. All three locomotives arrived in July 2023 and detailed plans
concerning their future have not yet been revealed. 1822 003 has for some
time been used as a source of spares, so possibly it will not be restored in
service. Main
technical data
References and
acknowledgments
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SK, various issues; -
Monographic article by Ryszard
Rusak (SK vol. 1/2013); -
www.bahnnews-austria.at,
www.kolejowaklatka.org, www.railwayfaneurope.net. |
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