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- 1. China Railways SL3 in China Railway Museum 02: Siyuwj· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The China Railways SL3 (勝利3, Shènglì, "victory") class steam locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives operated by the China Railway. They were originally built for the South Manchuria Railway, the Manchukuo National Railway and the North China Transportation Company by several Japanese manufacturers between 1934 and 1940. They were designed in 1933 based on the design of the first Pashisa class locomotives (later reclassified Pashishi class); the first order was placed by Mantetsu in March of that year.
who runs it
base stats
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 92 years ago, in 1934.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1934–1940
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 96
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- Hitachi, Kisha Seizo
- operators
- China State Railway Group
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q29075722, Wikipedia: China Railways SL3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.