China Railways SL4

what is it?

The China Railways SL4 (勝利4, 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 South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu), where they were designated Pashishi (パシニ) class. Mantetsu's 1938 "Pashishi" classification was made up of two distinct classes of locomotive, the former G2 and G3 classes, built in 1919 and 1921 respectively, for Mantetsu and for the Manchukuo National Railway.

who runs it

South Manchuria RailwayMNManchukuo National RailwayChina State Railway Group

base stats

• weight 90.6 tin working order
• built 29made 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 107 years ago, in 1919.
• 🐘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

1919–1921

status

retired

number built

29

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works, CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.

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

90.6 t

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