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China Railways JF8 (解放8)
Huainan Railway Class 300 |
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 Builder's photo of Huainan Railway No. 307 |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Škoda Works |
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| Build date | 1935 |
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| Total produced | >7 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 2-8-2 |
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| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Driver dia. | 1,321 mm (4 ft 4.0 in) |
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| Length | 17,925 mm (58 ft 9.7 in) |
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| Total weight | 103.89 t (102.25 long tons) |
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The China Railways JF8 (解放8, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, originally built by the Škoda Works in Czechoslovakia in 1935 for the Huainan Railway.[citation needed]
History
At least seven of these locomotives were originally built for the Huainan Railway,[collaborationist government by nationalising all privately owned railways in the territory.
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Postwar
After the end of the
People's Republic of China
, China Railways designated them ㄇㄎ8 (MK8) class in 1951. Numbered in the 3651−3670 range, they were reclassified 解放8 (JF8) class in 1959.
JF8 3651, 3661, 3662, and 3669 were noted to be in dump around
Hainan Island in May 1985.
[2] The last engines of the class were retired in 1990.
[citation needed]
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