Friday 17 March 2017

JF -304 Jie Fang “Liberation” "MAO" locomotive

JF-304
Jie Fang “Liberation” 1-4-1 mainline general purpose steam locomotive.
1918 - 1945  Japanese
1952 - 1960  Chinese
Total produced in China  455 (1952-60)

Chairman Mao Tse Tung class train. JF-304 was built in Japan in 1941 and renamed after capture in October 1946. Used at least once by Mao.

The first 20 units were built in the USA in 1918, with another 2000 units built in Japan and China for use in Japanese-occupied northeast China and Korea. After the wars over 400 more units were made in China for domestic use. Some were in service until c. 1995.
Length     22.63 m
Loco weight     103.85 tonnes
Maximum speed     80 km/h
Power output     1,152 kW
Tractive effort     240.3 kN

Their service life on mainline routes ended in 1996, but some continued lives in industrial locations.

Chairman Mao Tse Tung class train. JF-304


Fearless Leader in the cab of the Mao locomotive 







JF -1191 Jie Fang “Liberation” "ZHU DE" locomotive

JF-1191
Jie Fang “Liberation” 1-4-1 mainline general purpose steam locomotive.

Total produced in China  455 (1952-60)
1918 - 1945  Japanese
1952 - 1960  Chinese

Chinese General Zhu De class train JF-1191 was built in Japan in 1942 and renamed after capture in October 1946. Zhu De was head of state in 1975-76.

The first 20 units were built in the USA in 1918, with another 2000 units built in Japan and China for use in Japanese-occupied northeast China and Korea. After the wars over 400 more units were made in China for domestic use. Some were in service until c. 1995.

Length     22.63 m
Loco weight     103.85 tonnes
Maximum speed     80 km/h
Power output     1,152 kW
Tractive effort     240.3 kN

Their service life on mainline routes ended in 1996, but some continued lives in industrial locations.

Jie Fang “Liberation” 1-4-1


JF -2101 Jie Fang “Liberation” "NATIONAL DAY" locomotive

JF-2101
Jie Fang “Liberation” 1-4-1- mainline general purpose steam locomotive.
1918 - 1945  Japanese
1952 - 1960  Chinese
Total produced in China  455 (1952-60)

JF-2101 was named “National Day” in September 1950 for the first anniversary of the PRC.
Number 2101 was the first Chinese-produced locomotive made in the PRC.


The first 20 units were built in the USA in 1918, with another 2000 units built in Japan and China for use in Japanese-occupied northeast China and Korea. After the wars over 400 more units were made in China for domestic use. Some were in service until c. 1995.

Length     22.63 m
Loco weight     103.85 tonnes
Maximum speed     80 km/h
Power output     1,152 kW
Tractive effort     240.3 kN

Their service life on mainline routes ended in 1996, but some continued lives in industrial locations.

JF-2101 was named “National Day”


FD -1979 Fandi “Anti-Imperialism” locomotive

FD-1979
Fandi “Anti-Imperialism” or Felix Dzerzhinsky
The China Railways FD class of locomotives were 1-5-1 steam locomotives of the Russian FD (Felix Dzerzhinsky) locomotive type imported from Russia and regauged for use in China.
The FD class locomotives were imported from Russia from 1958 to provide main line freight motive power for the Chinese railways. Over 1000 units were acquired and remained in service until 1985.
When imported the class were designated YH YouHao “friendship”, but after the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations during the Cultural revolution the class were renamed FX (FanXiu meaning 'anti-revisionist'). In 1971 the class were returned to the original designation 'FD' of soviet Russian origin (after Felix Dzerzhinsky).
Builder October Revolution Locomotive Factory (Voroshilovgrad)
Length
15.974 m (w/o tender)
28.519 m (with tender)
Total weight 259.5 tonnes
Maximum speed     85 km/h
Tractive effort     287.9 kN
Build date 1931-41, conversion to standard gauge : ~1958
Total produced exported to China : 1054
in service 1950 - 1985





SL12 -890 Sheng Li “Victory” locomotive

SL12-890
Sheng Li “Victory” is one of the main 2-3-1 industrial engines in China
Built 1960 - 1999

Sheng Li “Victory”


RM -1001 RenMin “People” locomotive

RM-1001
RenMin “People” type 2-3-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive.
Build date 1958-1966
Total produced ~258
Builder     CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co.
Length     23.2 m
Maximum speed     110 km/h
Power output     1,042 kW

RM -1001 RenMin “People” locomotive

RM -1001 RenMin “People” locomotive

RM -1001 RenMin “People” locomotive


RM -1001 RenMin “People” locomotive

RM -1001 RenMin “People” locomotive

GJ -1019 Gongjian “Construction Worker” locomotive

GJ-1019
Gongjian “Construction worker” locomotives were built for industrial and shunting uses.
Designer     Dalian locomotive works
Builder     Chengdu locomotives works, Taiyuan locomotive works
Build date 1958-61
Total produced   122
Some units remained in use until the early 2000s


GJ -1019 Gongjian “Construction Worker”

GJ -1019 Gongjian “Construction Worker”

JS -5001 Jiàn Shè "Construction” or "Development" locomotive

JS-5001
Jiàn Shè  "Construction” or "Development" 1-4-1 tender for use on mainline freight trains, as well as for heavy shunting.
Builders: Dalian, Qishuyan, Datong, & Beijing 7th Feb works
Length     total: ~23 m
Loco weight     91 tonnes empty
Maximum speed     85 km/h
Power output     1,690 kW
Tractive effort  ~250 kN 
Years produced 1957-1988
Total produced 1916

JS-5001 Jiàn Shè  "Construction”

JS-5001 Jiàn Shè  "Construction”

QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward” or “To advance" locomotive

HP then FD then QJ
QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward” or “To advance" was a type of heavy freight steam locomotive. The majority were made by Datong locomotive factory. The prototypes and early production of the class were designated HP Heping “Peace”, being redesignated as FD “Anti-Revisionism” class during the cultural revolution before becoming the QJ class in 1971.
QJ became the primary mainline freight locomotive by the 1980s.
The design is thought to be based in part on the Russian LV class.
Build date 1956–1988
Total produced   4700+
Length (including tender)
26.0 m (with 8 wheel tender)
29.2 m (with 12 wheel tender)
weight  133.3 tonnes
Maximum speed  80 km/h
Power output     2,222 kW
Tractive effort  281.28 kN
QJ-0001 QJ-0004 QJ-101


QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward”

QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward”

QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward”

QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward”

QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward”

QJ Qián Jìn "To go forward”


JF11 -3773 Jie Fang “Liberation” locomotive

JF11-3773
Jie Fang “Liberation”
1-4-1


JF11 -3773 Jie Fang “Liberation”


MG-35 British steam locomotive

MG-35
UK built 1-3-0 locomotive
*with white circle on front of boiler




JF9 -3673 Jie Fang “Liberation” locomotive

JF9-3673
Jie Fang “Liberation” 1-4-1 mainline general purpose steam locomotive.
Total produced in China  455 (1952-60)

JF9 -3673 Jie Fang “Liberation”

JF9 -3673 Jie Fang “Liberation”

JF9 -3673 Jie Fang “Liberation”

KD55 -579 Japanese steam locomotive

KD55-579
Class 9600 Japanese 2-8-0 was the first mass-produced Japanese locomotive, and was known as the Kyuroku (nine-six). These were freight engines. Converted to metre gauge for operation around Kunming towards the border with Vietnam.

Builder     Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo, JNR - Kokura
Build date     1913-1925
Total produced     770
Length     16.56 m
Loco weight     60.35 t
Total produced for use in China  251 (includes the KD5)


KD5 -373 Kyuroku (nine-six) locomotive

KD5-373
Class 9600 Japanese 1-4-0 was the first mass-produced Japanese locomotive, and was known as the Kyuroku (nine-six). These were freight engines.
These had gauge conversion for use in China.
Builder     Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo, JNR - Kokura
Build date     1913-1925
Total produced     770
Length     16.56 m
Loco weight     60.35 t
Total produced for use in China  251 (includes the KD55)




SL3 -152 steam locomotive

SL3-152
Sheng Li "Victory"
Appears to have been built in the USA.





SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" locomotive

SL6-601
Shengli "Victory" steam 2-3-1 was China's most numerous class of steam passenger locomotive, designed in Japan, then redesigned in China.
The name was adopted in 1951 for all classes of pacific inherited by the PRC, and the PaShiRo became the Shengli 6 or SL6.
After the revolution the Sifang Locomotive Works in Qingdao built a further 151 units.
Sifang Works restarted production in 1956 and completed 151 locos before switching to RM construction in 1958.
1933 - 1945  Japan
1956 - 1958 China
Build date in China  1956-1958
Total produced  ~423
Final retirement of the final engine was in 1991 at Jilin.

SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" 

SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" 

SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" 

SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory"