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China Railways JF

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 "Mikado" 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]

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JF
JF1-1861 - previously North China Transport ミカイ1861.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder
ModelJF
Build date1918–1960
Total produced
  • 2,000 (1918–45)
  • 455 (1952–60)
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersTwo, outside
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston valves
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesAir
CouplersKnuckle
Career
OperatorsChina Railway
Number in class2,455
Numbers1–70, 71–500, 501–574, 575, 2100, 2101–2120, 2121–2500, 4001–4101
Delivered1918
First run1918
Last runMarch 2007
Retired1996–2007
Preserved13
Restored2006 (No. 886)
Disposition13 preserved (9 in China, 4 in South Korea), remainder scrapped
References:[1][2][3]

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 when the railway began retiring the units; on industrial rail networks some locomotives remained in use until the last JF locomotive, No. 2368, was last used in mainline service in March 2005.[3] The last JF locomotive, No. 2446, was last reported in use was in March 2007.[3] No. 886, was restored to operating condition in 2006 at the Beipiao Mining Railway, and was last reported in storage in working order.[3] Several of the class have been preserved.[3]

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : JF Class 2-8-2". www.railography.co.uk. Vital Statistics.
  4. ↑ "甘肃高校学生零距离研究古蒸汽火车". sd.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ↑ 老吴主播, "淮南车间里的解放型蒸汽机车", Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
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