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KNR Pureo7-200 class locomotives

🇺🇸 United States ·built by H.K. Porter, Inc.· from 1921· 2-6-2 steam locomotive

what is it?

The Pureo7-200 class (Korean: 푸러7-200) was a class of 2-6-2-T steam locomotives, operated by the Korean National Railroad in South Korea. The "Pureo" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement were called "Prairie". In all, the Chosen Government Railway owned 227 locomotives of all Pure classes, whilst privately owned railways owned another 52 - including these; of these 279 locomotives, 169 went to the Korean National Railroad in South Korea and 110 to the Korean State Railway in North Korea.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 11made 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 105 years ago, in 1921.

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

spec sheet

built
1921
in service from
1921
number built
11
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇺🇸 United States
builders
H.K. Porter, Inc.
operators
Chōsen Gyeongnam Railway, Korea Railroad Corporation, Korean National Railroad
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-6-2

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

Sources: Wikidata Q48851322, Wikipedia: KNR Pureo7-200 class locomotives (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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