China Railways YJ

what is it?

The China Railways YJ (Chinese: 跃进; pinyin: Yuè Jìn; lit. 'leap forward') are a type of 2-6-2 "Prairie" type steam locomotives, their design is based on China Railways PL2 class 2-6-2, itself derived from the JF6 2-8-2, the predecessor of the well known SY class mikado. According to Chinese sources a total of 202 locos were produced between 1958 and 1961.

who runs it

China State Railway Group

base stats

• speed 60 km/htop speed
• built 202made 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.
• 📏18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 44 years (1958–2002).

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

spec sheet

built

1958–1961

in service from

1958

retired

2002

status

preserved

number built

202

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇨🇳 China

builders

CRRC Shandong Co., Ltd., CRRC Tangshan Co., Ltd.

operators

China State Railway Group

top speed

60 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-6-2

length

18.3 m

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