China Railways JF

解放
JF
JF1-1861 - previously North China Transport ミカイ1861.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAlco, Kawasaki, Hitachi, Sifang works, Dalian works, Qiqihar works, Shenyang works
Total produced~2000 (1918-45)
455 (1952-60)
Specifications
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Sources:[1][2] except where noted

The China Railways JF (Chinese: 解放; pinyin: Jiěfàng; lit. 'Liberation') class is a name given to a group of classes of steam locomotives for freight trains with 2-8-2 wheel arrangement operated by the China Railway. Originally designated ㄇㄎ壹 (MK1) class by the China Railways in 1951, the present name was assigned to them in 1959.[1]

Composition

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"New National Big Mika" type JF1-1299 (ex Manchukuo National ミカイ1299) at Harbin, 1984
A dumped JF6 Steam Locomotive in Heshan, Laibin, 2014

The JF group of classes is made up of twenty different classes of 2-8-2 steam locomotives:

The locomotives were used across the Chinese railway system, and were in service on the national railway system until 1996; on industrial rail networks some locomotives remained in use until the early 2000s. Several of the class have been preserved.

Preservation

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JF1-1191 and JF1-304 at the China Railway Museum
JF2-2525 at Shenyang Railway Museum
JF6-3022 at former Datong Railway Museum, 1999
JF51-738 at China Railway Museum

JF1

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JF2

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  • JF2-2525: is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.

JF3

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  • JF3-2558: is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.

JF6

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  • JF6-3022: is preserved at the China Railway Museum.
  • JF6-3329: is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.

JF9

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JF11

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JF51

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References

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  1. ^ a b 解放型蒸汽机车, www.zztl.com (in Chinese), archived from the original on 25 December 2008
  2. ^ "JF1(ミカイ)形蒸気機関車", www.kuroganerail.jp (in Japanese), archived from the original on 2008-04-20, retrieved 2012-06-28
  3. ^ "甘肃高校学生零距离研究古蒸汽火车". sd.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  4. ^ 老吴主播, "淮南车间里的解放型蒸汽机车", Sina Weibo (in Chinese)