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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JF6-3329 (Dampflokomotivmuseum Shenyang): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Three JF6 Steam Locomotives in Heshan, Laibin, China 20141101 02: Changzhensky· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The China Railways JF6 (解放6, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives for freight trains operated by the China Railway. They were originally built in Japan and Manchukuo between 1934 and 1944 for the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu), the Manchukuo National Railway, and the North China Transportation Company.
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
- 938 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 24 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.2 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 475
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Hitachi, CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd., Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- South Manchuria Railway, Manchukuo National Railway, North China Transportation Company, China State Railway Group, Korean State Railway, Korea Railroad Corporation, Vietnam Railways
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 938 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
- length
- 21.2 m
- weight
- 147 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23035648, Wikipedia: China Railways JF6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.