JNR Class 9600
| JNR Class 9600 Taiwan Railways Class DT580 China Railways Class KD5/KD55 North China Soriko class (ソリコ) |
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49699 in service in March 1973
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| Type and origin | |
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| Reference: | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | , Kisha Seizō, JNR - Kokura |
| Build date | 1913-1925 |
| Total produced | 770 |
| Specifications | |
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| Configuration: |
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| • Whyte | 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.
From 1923 to 1939, , Kisha Seizō, Nippon Sharyō, and Hitachi built 39 9600s for the Government General of Taiwan. The Taiwan Government Railway classified them 800 class before 1937, and they were classified D98 after 1937. After World War II, they were taken over by Taiwan Railways Administration, and they were classified DT580. One engine, DT619, is being rebuilt by combining parts of scrapped locomotives after the war.
To alleviate a severe motive power shortage on the Central China Railway, JNR locomotives were converted from Japanese narrow gauge to standard gauge and shipped to China. 251 Class 9600 locomotives were sent for use on both the Central China Railway and the North China Transportation Company (NCTC class ソリコ (Soriko)); after the Pacific War, these became China Railway class KD5. Others were rebuilt to metre gauge for operation on Yunnan's Kunming–Hekou Railway and its branches; these eventually became China Railway class KD55.
As of 2014[update], 43 Class 9600 locomotives are preserved at various locations in Japan.
Number 39685, built in 1920, has been preserved outdoors in Chuo-ku, Saitama since 1972, but was scheduled to be removed and cut up in September 2016 due to the prohibitive cost of restoration.
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