Sentetsu Mikashi-class locomotive

what is it?

The Mikashi-class (ミカシ) locomotives were a group of steam tender locomotives of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) with 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. The "Mika" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-8-2 wheel arrangement were called "Mikado" in honour of the Emperor of Japan, as the first 2-8-2 locomotives in the world were built for Japan. Of all Mika classes, 131 went to the Korean National Railroad in South Korea and 292 to the Korean State Railway in North Korea.

who runs it

Chōsen Government RailwayKorea Railroad CorporationKorean State RailwayKNKorean National Railroad

base stats

• speed 70 km/htop speed
• weight 88.3 tin working order
• built 24made 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 87 years ago, in 1939.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏21.2 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 3 years (1939–1942).

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

spec sheet

built

1939–1942

in service from

1939

retired

1942

status

retired

number built

24

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Kawasaki Heavy Industries

operators

Chōsen Government Railway, Korea Railroad Corporation, Korean State Railway, Korean National Railroad

top speed

70 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-2

length

21.2 m

weight

88.3 t

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