China Railways JF9

what is it?

The China Railways JF9 (解放9, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotives for freight trains operated by the China Railway. 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 RailwayWCWest Chōsen Central RailwayKorea Railroad CorporationKorean State RailwayCentral China RailwayChina State Railway GroupKNKorean National Railroad

base stats

• speed 70 km/htop speed
• weight 90.7 tin working order
• built 398made 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 99 years ago, in 1927.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏22 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 19 years (1927–1946).

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

spec sheet

built

1927–1946

in service from

1927

retired

1946

status

preserved

number built

398

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing

operators

Chōsen Government Railway, West Chōsen Central Railway, Korea Railroad Corporation, Korean State Railway, Central China Railway, China State Railway Group, Korean National Railroad

top speed

70 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-2

length

22 m

weight

90.7 t

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