China Railways RM

The China Railways RM (Chinese: 人民; pinyin: rén mín; lit. 'people') type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. They were built from 1958-1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001-1258 . The first Locomotives were retired and scrapped in the 1980’s with the last ones retired between 1990 and 1999 .

RM 人民
RM-1091
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder CSR Sifang Co Ltd. Serial number RM 1001 - 1258 Build date 1958-1966 Total produced ~258 Rebuild date None Number rebuilt None
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,750 mm (68.9 in) Length 23.2 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) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 570 mm × 660 mm (22.441 in × 25.984 in) bore x stroke Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph) Power output 1,397 hp (1,042 kW) (at wheels)
Career Operators China Railway Number in class 258 Numbers 1001-1258 Retired 1980-1999 Preserved 2 Scrapped 1982-2005 Disposition 2 preserved, remainder scrapped

Preservation

• RM-1001 is preserved at the China Railway Museum.

• RM-1247 is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.

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  RM-1001
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  RM-1163 at Aioi, Hyogo in Japan which was later scrapped in 2006.

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.

See also

• China Railways JS
• China Railways SL6
• China Railways SL7