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China Railway DFH shunting locomotives

🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd.· from 1973· class of Chinese diesel locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. China Railways DFH2 0008 20111007: 颐园新居· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. China Railways DFH1 4219: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
3. DFH1 at Beijing Railway Station: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
4. DFH1-4245 (Beijing): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Various rolling stock Beijing Railway Station 1985: Pieceofmetalwork· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. China Railways Dongfanghong 2 0008 diesel loco: Alancrh· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. DF7-0025, DFH2-0028, BJ-3057 at Beijing Locomotive Depot (SIK 03-060672-Print): Bärtschi, Hans-Peter (1950-2022)· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. DFH2 0023 at Qinghuayuan Station, Jingzhang Railway Park (20230206141918): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. China Railways DFH3 0009 20111007: 颐园新居· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. China Railways Dongfanghong3 locomotive: Alancrh· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

The Dongfang Hong (Chinese: 东方红) was a type of single-cab diesel-hydraulic locomotive used on China Railways. The first DFH began trial production in 1959 at the Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works (CRRC Sifang), before entering mass production in 1966. The DFH series of diesel locomotives, includes the DFH2, DFH3, DFH4, DFH5, DFH7 and DFH21.

who runs it

China State Railway Group Vietnam Railways

base stats

speed 62 km/htop speed
power 1.7 MWpower output
built 2made 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 53 years ago, in 1973.
1.7 MW is about 20 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
12.4 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1973–1988
number built: 2
kind: Diesel-hydraulic
traction: diesel
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: CRRC Ziyang Co., Ltd., CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.
operators: China State Railway Group, Vietnam Railways
top speed: 62 km/h
power: 1.7 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: B'B'
length: 12.4 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5099861, Wikipedia: China Railway DFH shunting locomotives (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.