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KubsambollPolish EMU (Electric Multiple Unit) created in 1961 by Pafawag (as Pafawag 5B/6B). In the years 1959-1961, work was carried out on the EW55 multiple unit, which became the progenitor of the EN57. In 1961, a prototype was built and a year later serial production began. In the years 1961-1993, 3 generations of this trainset were created. In addition, there were also modifications such as the twin EN71, ED72 and ED73 (based on the third generation EN57) and EW58. The locomotive had many nicknames, such as: Gomułka (from the first secretary of the communist party, Władysław Gomułka), Enka (from the acronym EN in the name), Żółtek (most likely from the yellow painting of the wagons) and Kibel/Turbo Kibel (eng. Crapper/Turbo Crapper - from the fact clogged toilets and the smell dispersing from them throughout the carriages) - the latter became the main nickname. In 1964 40 units went to Yugoslavia (after its collapse, they were divided between Croatia and Slovenia). In 2006, the modernization of some units with European subsidies began, changing their front, cabin and interior. Despite its age, it is still in use today, earning the title of the longest-operated EMU in the world. Some of the units have been modernized, scrapped or remain in their original form. It is used by many carriers such as Polregio (Polish Regional Transport), often in a classic burgundy, white and gray livery.
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