SM30 locomotive is the first Polish diesel locomotive equipped with electrical transmission. A design was worked out by the Central Rolling StockIndustry Construction Bureau in Poznań. The prototype was constructed in Fablok, Chrzanów in 1957. 909 items were built in 1957-1970, 302 of them found place in PKP, the rest worked in the industry. The locomotive was also known under its project designation 1D or early PKP designation Lwe55. In the 1970s, 109 items of SM30 locomotive were modified for heating passenger wagons with 500 Velectric heaters, and as a result their class designation was changed to SP30. Those machines remained in regular service until the late 1980s. In 2000 all of them were again, after dismounting heating systems, returned to SM30 series.
Technical data
SM30 is a Bo′Bo′ locomotive, what means it runs on two bogies, each equipped with two axles. The general construction of this engine is relatively simple. Being the pioneer machine in the Polish railway industry, it incorporated many solutions from other branches of industry, i.e. the first engine to be mounted, Wola V-300, was taken from tank construction, main DC currentgenerator was in fact stationery generator and traction motors were taken from trams. As the first Polish locomotive with diesel-electric transmission it proved the high efficiency of that solution and was quite successful. The locomotive frame is constructed of steel rolled formers. Ball stub-axles are mounted to strend girders, that make welded box construction. A power unit, composed of a diesel engine and main generator, is mounted on parallel girders. The engine is connected to main generator with an elastic clutch. Four traction motors are mounted with a tram system. Traction motors can be powered in series connection, parallel connection and parallel connection with field reduction of 40 to 60%. Traction motors are series devices with hour power. Main generator is a DC machine with 600 V and 367 A. Its power rating whilst working with 1500 rpm. is. During engine starting the main generator serves as electric starter, powered from the battery. For the purposes of lighting the locomotive and charging batteries an additional generator is used. SM30 locomotives had two types of diesel engine mounted. Wola V-300 and 2DVSa-350 12-cylinder engines had powers, respectively:. Neutral gear rotation is 600 rpm. and rated rev is 1500 rpm.
