China Railways RM

The China Railways People (人民) type steam locomotive (transliteration Ren Min: RM) was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive.

人民
RM
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderCSR Sifang Co Ltd.
Serial numberRM 1001 - 1258
Build date1958-1966
Total produced~258
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-6-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,750 mm (68.90 in)
Length23.200 m (76 ft 1.4 in)
Tender cap.15 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons) (coal),
25 m3 (883 cu ft) (water)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size570 mm × 660 mm (22.441 in × 25.984 in)
bore x stroke
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output1,397 hp (1,042 kW) (at wheels)
Career
OperatorsChina Railway

Preservation

RM-1001
RM-1163 at Aioi, Hyogo.

In fiction

In the 2016 animated film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, the 2018 animated film Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas & Friends Series 22, 23 and 24, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. However someone think it is not RM.[2]

References

  1. Duncan Cotterill, RM Class 4-6-2s, Railography
  2. Duncan Cotterill, The RM That Wasn't, Railography
  3. Thomas & Friends The Great Race unveils diverse train line-up, retrieved 6 Sep 2016.
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