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China Railways ET7

🇨🇳 China ·built by Fablok· from 1959· class of Chinese steam locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. ET7-5333 (SIK 03-058558): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Bärtschi, Hans-Peter / SIK_03-058558 / CC BY-SA 4.0· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The China Railways ET7 class of locomotives were a series of 90 0-8-0T "Eight-coupled" type steam locomotives for industrial use built by Fablok of Poland.

who runs it

China State Railway Group

base stats

speed 40 km/htop speed
weight 66 tin working order
built 90made 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 67 years ago, in 1959.
Weighs about as much as 11 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: 1959–1961
in service from: 1959
status: preserved
number built: 90
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: Fablok
operators: China State Railway Group
top speed: 40 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-8-0
weight: 66 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5099862, Wikipedia: China Railways ET7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.