China Railways SL6

what is it?

The China Railways SL6 (勝利6, Shènglì, "victory") is the People's Republic's designation for a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" superheated two-cylinder passenger steam locomotives operated by the China Railway. Originally built for the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu), the Manchukuo National Railway, the Central China Railway and the North China Transportation Company by several Japanese manufacturers between 1934 and 1940, they were the most numerous class of steam passenger locomotive in China, with 422 eventually built.

who runs it

China State Railway Group

base stats

• built 422made 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 93 years ago, in 1933.

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

spec sheet

built

1933–1958

in service from

1933

status

preserved

number built

422

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇨🇳 China

builders

Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Kisha Seizo, Hitachi, CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd., Nippon Sharyo, CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd.

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.