JGR Class 5500

what is it?

The JGR Class 5500 was a type of 4-4-0 steam locomotive used for 60 years on Japanese Government Railways. The locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock & Company in England. Sulfur was added to the forged steel used for the cylinders.

who runs it

Nippon RailwayImperial Railway BoardBOBoard of Imperial RailwaysMinistry of RailwaysJapanese National RailwaysGRGovernment Railway Works Bureau

base stats

• weight 31.7 tin working order
• built 72made 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 133 years ago, in 1893.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏13.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 68 years (1893–1961).

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

spec sheet

built

1893

in service from

1893

retired

1961

status

retired

number built

72

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Beyer, Peacock and Company

operators

Nippon Railway, Imperial Railway Board, Board of Imperial Railways, Ministry of Railways, Japanese National Railways, Government Railway Works Bureau

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0 Eight-wheeler

length

13.9 m

weight

31.7 t

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