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China Railways RM

🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.· from 1958· class of Chinese 4-6-2 locomotives

3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. RM-1091 (Changchun): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. China Railways RM-1001 steam locomotive 01: Siyuwj· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. China Railways RM at Taiyuan (SIK 03-057262-Print): Bärtschi, Hans-Peter· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The China Railways RM (Chinese: 人民; pinyin: rén mín; lit. 'people') type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 "Pacific" mainline general purpose type steam locomotives. They were built from 1958–1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001–1258.

who runs it

China State Railway Group Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

base stats

speed 110 km/htop speed
power 1 MWpower output
built 258made 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 68 years ago, in 1958.
1 MW is about 12 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
23.2 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 41 years (1958–1999).

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

spec sheet

built: 1958–1966
in service from: 1958
retired: 1999
status: preserved
number built: 258
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.
operators: China State Railway Group, Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
top speed: 110 km/h
power: 1 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-2
length: 23.2 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q10883542, Wikipedia: China Railways RM (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.