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.
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| SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" |
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| SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" |
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| SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" |
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| SL6 -601 Shengli "Victory" |
