JGR Class 2120

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JGR Class 2120
Mantetsu Class 2120
Taiwan Railways Class CK80
Class 2120 locomotive preserved at Ome Railway Park
Type and origin
Reference:[1]
Power typeSteam
BuilderDübs and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company, North British Locomotive Company, JGR - Kobe
Build date1890-
Total produced268
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-2 Tank locomotive
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,250 mm (49.21 in)
Trailing dia.970 mm (38.19 in)
Wheelbase6.02 m (19 ft 9 in)
Length10.371 m (34 ft 14 in)
Loco weight51.23 t
(50.42 long tons; 56.47 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity1.9 t
(1.87 long tons; 2.09 short tons)
Water cap.7.8 m3
(2,061 US gal; 1,716 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area1.33 m2 (14 sq ft)
Boiler pressure12 kg/cm2 (171 lbf/in2; 1,177 kPa)
Heating surface73 m2 (786 sq ft)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size40.6 cm × 55.9 cm (16 in × 22 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort7,690kg

The JGR Class 2120 was a B6 type

Ome, Tokyo.[1]

During the

Taiwan Government Railway
, and the rest were returned to Japan. The Taiwan Government Railway eventually received a further ten, where they became class CK80.

Same type locomotives were also built in Germany and United States. They were called Class 2400 and Class 2500.

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