China Railways ST2

China Railways ST2
North China Transport Satani class (サタニ)
The German Class 45, which was very similar to the Satani/ST class.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Krupp
Build date 1935
Total produced 10
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 2-10-2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Career
Operators Jinpu Railway
North China Transport
China Railway
Class NCTC: サタニ (1938-1945)
CR: ST2 (1949–end)
Numbers NCTC: サタニ1 – サタニ10

The China Railways ST2 class steam locomotive was a class of 2-10-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, built by the Krupp in Germany in 1935 for the privately owned Jinpu Railway in China. After 1938 they were operated by the North China Transportation Company, which designated them サタニ (Satani) class; after 1949 they were operated by the China Railway as class ST2, with the last of them retired by 1990.[1] ST2-22 preserved at the Shenyang Railway Museum.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.trainfanz.com/series_info.aspx?Series=120&msg=862
  2. ↑ ST2 21 to ST2 30, Railography: Chinese Locomotive Lists.
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