Friday, 17 March 2017

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)