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.
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| JF-2101 was named “National Day” |
