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Sentetsu Shiki class railcars
Korea under Japanese rule ·built by Kisha Seizo· from 1923· 3rd class steam railcars
what is it?
The Shiki or Sigeu (Japanese シキ, Korean 시그) class railcars were a class of 3rd class steam railcars of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu). There were two classes of such railcars, one built in Japan and one built in the United Kingdom.
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 103 years ago, in 1923.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 1 years (1923–1924).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1923–1929
- in service from
- 1923
- retired
- 1924
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Korea under Japanese rule
- builders
- Kisha Seizo, British steam railcars
- operators
- Chōsen Government Railway
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Shiki1: 2-2-0T+2
- length
- 6.9 m
- weight
- 28.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q12603884, Wikipedia: Sentetsu Shiki class railcars (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.