H0 Expert Diesel Locomotive SM41 PKP IV #52387ff
20.04.2026 H0 Expert Diesel Locomotive SM41 PKP IV #52387ff
Strong partners in shunting service: The Polish SM41 in 1:87
52387 Diesel Locomotive SM41 PKP Era IV €209.00
52388 Diesel Locomotive SM41 PKP Era IV, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €319.00
52389 ~Diesel Locomotive SM41 PKP Era IV, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard €319.00
The highlights of the PIKO model at a glance:
- New tooling 2026
- Digitally switchable lighting in the cab and driver’s desk illumination
- Separately attached sandboxes, sand pipes, steps and brake shoes
- Fine handrails, ventilation grilles and sharply engraved bogies
- Digital sound versions with numerous locomotive-specific sounds
- Matching PSD XP with PIKO TrainSound® onboard: #56646
- Matching add-on parts for display in a showcase are included with the model
» The model in the PIKO webshop
Some information about the prototype:
When powerful diesel locomotives for shunting service were lacking in Poland in the mid-1950s, Polskie Koleje Państwowe opted for proven Hungarian technology: the M44 class locomotives. At a time when Polish diesel traction was still being developed and many depots were operating outdated steam shunting locomotives, the robust M44 offered a practical and comparatively quickly available solution.
Following successful trials in 1957, conducted in the marshalling yards Warszawa Odolany and Poznań Franowo, ten locomotives were purchased in 1958 and entered service as PKP SM40-01 to 10. These first M44 units for Poland largely corresponded to the Hungarian base version but were already equipped with Polish safety and radio systems.
With improved power control, optimized electrical control systems and practical shunting handrails, the further developed series entered production from 1961 as the PKP SM41
Their area of operation ranged from major railway hubs such as Warszawa, Gdańsk and Wrocław to regional freight yards and industrial plants. The locomotive was considered reliable, powerful and easy to maintain – qualities that made it popular in railway depots as well as on industrial railways in steelworks and chemical plants.
Some examples have been preserved as contemporary witnesses – representing an era in which Polish stations and shunting yards were characterized by the distinctive sound and striking silhouette of these machines.
Our prototype:
Loco SM41-126, DOKP Szczecin, condition as of 1974
Key facts and figures
- Length over buffers 130 mm
- Minimum radius 358 mm
- Era IV
- Interface NEM 658 PluX22
- NEM shaft and close coupling mechanism
- Direction-dependent light change white/red
Matching additions in the PIKO H0 range:
24515, 24516, 24517, 58414, 58472