China Railways RM

人民
RM
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder CSR Sifang Co Ltd.
Serial number RM 1001 - 1258
Build date 1958-1966
Total produced ~258
Specifications
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Driver dia. 1,750 mm (68.90 in)
Length 23.200 m (76 ft 1.4 in)
Tender cap. 15 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons) (coal),
25 m3 (883 cu ft) (water)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 570 mm × 660 mm (22.441 in × 25.984 in)
bore x stroke
Performance figures
Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output 1,397 hp (1,042 kW) (at wheels)
Career
Operators China Railway

The China Railways People (人民) type steam locomotive (transliteration Ren Min: RM) was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive.

Preservation

RM-1001
RM-1163 at Aioi, Hyogo.

In fiction

In the 2016 animated film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ However it is scrapped in 2006.[2]
  2. ↑ However someone think it is not RM.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Duncan Cotterill, RM Class 4-6-2s, Railography
  2. ↑ Sources:
    • 日本で走った中国の蒸気機関車, www.kurogane-rail.jp (in Japanese)
    • "１９８２年７月２５日　中国鉄道博", www.geocities.jp (in Japanese)
  3. ↑ Duncan Cotterill, The RM That Wasn't, Railography
  4. ↑ Thomas & Friends The Great Race unveils diverse train line-up, retrieved 6 Sep 2016.
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