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China Railways JF11

🇺🇸 United States ·built by American Locomotive Company· from 1918· steam locomotive

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. JF11 3787 (20150709134208): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The China Railways JF11 (解放11, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives operated by the China Railway.

who runs it

Tianjin–Pukou Railway North China Transportation Company Central China Railway China State Railway Group

base stats

weight 145 tin working order
built 70made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 108 years ago, in 1918.
Weighs about as much as 24 African elephants (~6 t each).
20.5 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1918–1937
status: preserved
number built: 70
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: American Locomotive Company, Baldwin Locomotive Works
operators: Tianjin–Pukou Railway, North China Transportation Company, Central China Railway, China State Railway Group
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-8-2
length: 20.5 m
weight: 145 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q30593684, Wikipedia: China Railways JF11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.