JNR Class 9600

Class 9600

49699 in service in March 1973
Type and origin
Reference:[1]
Power type Steam
Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, JNR - Kokura
Build date 1913-1925
Total produced 770
Specifications
Configuration 2-8-0 Consolidation
Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) (Chinese Railways KD55)
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (JNR Class 9600, Taiwan Railways Administration DT580 Class)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Chinese Railways KD5)
Leading dia. 840 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Driver dia. 1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)
Wheelbase 7.01 m (23 ft 0 in)
Length 16.563 m (54 ft 4.1 in)
Loco weight 60.35 t
Total weight 94.85 t
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 6 t
Water cap 13 m3 (3,434 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 2.32 m2 (25 sq ft)
Boiler pressure 13 kg/cm2 (180 lbf/in2)
Heating surface 154.5 m2 (1,663 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area 35.2 m2 (379 sq ft)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 50.8 cm × 61 cm (20 in × 24 in)
Valve gear Walschaerts

The Class 9600 (9600形) is a type of 2-8-0 steam locomotive built by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1913. The Class 9600 was the first type of locomotive to be mass-produced by Japanese manufacturers. The Class 9600 were popularly known as Kyuroku (nine-six), and were extensively used for freight service throughout Japan.[1] Many of this type were transported to China during the Second World War, becoming Chinese Railways KD5 (standard-gauge version) and Chinese Railways KD55 (meter-gauge version).

Preserved examples

As of 2014, 43 Class 9600 locomotives are preserved at various locations in Japan.[2]

Number 39685, built in 1920, has been preserved outdoors in Chuo-ku, Saitama since 1972, but is scheduled to be removed and cut up in September 2016 due to the prohibitive cost of restoration.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.54&95 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
  2. ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 72, 126-127. ISBN 978-4863209282.
  3. ↑ さいたま市の39685号機が解体へ [39685 in Saitama to be cut up]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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