China Railways JF12

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China Railways JF12 (解放12)
Jingsui Railway Class 300
North China Transport Mikana class (シカナ)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderALCo
Build date1922
Total produced46
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in)
Length20,218 mm (66 ft 4.0 in)
Total weight135.77 t (133.63 long tons)
Career
OperatorsJingsui Railway,
North China Transportation Company,
China Railway
ClassJR: 300 class
NCTC: シカナ (1932−1938)
CR: ㄇㄎ12 (1951−1959)
CR: 解放12 (1959–end)
Number in class46
NumbersJR: 301−346
CR: 3811–3840

The China Railways JF12 (解放12, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of

United States in 1922.[citation needed
]

History

In 1922, the

collaborationist government were merged in 1938 to form the North China Transportation Company to manage all railway and bus transportation in the territory. As a subsidiary of the South Manchuria Railway, North China Transport used the same classification system for locomotives as the SMR did, under which these engines were designated Mikana (シカナ) class.[citation needed
]

Postwar

After the end of the

People's Republic of China, China Railways designated them ㄇㄎ12 (MK12) class in 1951, and subsequently 解放12 (JF12) class in 1959.[citation needed] JF12 3822, 3832−3834, and 3838 were noted to be in dump around Lanzhou, Hohhot, Baotou and other places in October 1985.[1] The last of these locomotives were retired in 1990.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ JF12 3811 to JF12 3840 _Railography : Chinese Locomotive Lists