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what is it?
The China Railways SL11 (勝利11, Shènglì, "victory") class steam locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives operated by the China Railway. They were originally built for the South Manchuria Railway and the Manchukuo National Railway by ALCO of the United States in 1908, and have the distinction of being part of the first group of standard gauge locomotives to operate in northeastern China.
who runs it
base stats
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 118 years ago, in 1908.
- Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1908
- number built
- 7
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- American Locomotive Company, Richmond Locomotive Works
- operators
- South Manchuria Railway, Manchukuo National Railway, China State Railway Group
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2
- weight
- 89.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q29075720, Wikipedia: China Railways SL11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.