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
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