China Railways JF11

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,372 mm (54.0 in)
Length	20,508 mm (67 ft 3.4 in)
Total weight	144.78 t (142.49 long tons)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	ALCo, Baldwin
Build date	1918–1937
Total produced	70

China Railways JF11 (解放11)
Jinpu Railway MK class
North China Transport Mikana class (ミカナ)
China Railways JF11 (解放11); Jinpu Railway MK class; North China Transport Mikana class (ミカナ)
	JF11-3787 at Beijing Railway Museum.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	ALCo, Baldwin
Build date	1918–1937
Total produced	70
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,372 mm (54.0 in)
Length	20,508 mm (67 ft 3.4 in)
Total weight	144.78 t (142.49 long tons)
Operators
Career
Operators	Jinpu Railway; Zhegan Railway; North China Transport; Central China Railway; China Railway
Class	Jinpu: MK; NCTC: シカナ (Mikana); CR: ㄇㄋ11 (1951−1959); CR: 解放11 (1959–end)
Number in class	Jinpu: 50; Zhegan: 20; NCTC: 50; CCR: 20; CR: 70
Numbers	NCTC: ミカナ158x; CR: 3741–3810

The China Railways JF11 (解放11, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway.

History

ミカナ158x of North China Transport, one of the Jinpu Railway MK class locomotives.

Originally built for the Jinpu Railway and the Zhegan Railway by ALCO and the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States in 1918–1937. The Jinpu Railway designated these MK class, received two deliveries, with the first 30 arriving from ALCo between 1918 and 1920. From 1938 to 1945 they were operated by the North China Transportation Company, which grouped them in the Mikana (ミカナ) class.^{[citation needed]} Those that were delivered to the Zhegan Railway were operated by the Central China Railway during the Japanese occupation.

CR Designation	NCTC Designation	CCR Designation	Original owner	Original class & numbers	Builder	Total in class	Year built
JF11 3741−3770	ミカナ158x	--	Jinpu Railway	MK xxx	ALCo	30	1918−1920
JF11 3771−3790	--	?	Zhegan Railway	?	Baldwin ALCO^[2]	20	1937
JF11 3791−3810	ミカナ158x	--	Jinpu Railway	MK xxx	ALCo?	20	?

Postwar

They were taken over by China Railways after the end of the Pacific War. China Railways designated them class ㄇㄋ11 (MK11) in 1951, and reclassified them class 解放11 (JF11) in 1959.^{[citation needed]} JF11 3741, 3756, 3767, 3771−3774, 3776, 3777, 3780, 3791, and 3809 are known to have been operated by Liuzhou Railway Bureau after 1959,^[1] and the last of the class was retired in 1990.^{[citation needed]}

Preservation

JF11-3773^[3] and JF11-3787^[4] are preserved at Beijing Railway Museum.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d JF11 3741 to JF11 3810 _Railography: Chinese Locomotive Lists
^ "鉄道博物館（５）記事をクリップする". Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
^ JF11-3773 belonged to the Liuzhou Locomotive Depot, Liuzhou Railway Bureau before retirement.
^ JF11-3787 belonged to The Duyun Bridge Construction Company Ltd. of CRRC 15 Corporation before retirement.

[test-1] JF11 3741 to JF11 3810 _Railography: Chinese Locomotive Lists

[2] "鉄道博物館（５）記事をクリップする". Archived from the original on 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

[3] JF11-3773 belonged to the Liuzhou Locomotive Depot, Liuzhou Railway Bureau before retirement.

[4] JF11-3787 belonged to The Duyun Bridge Construction Company Ltd. of CRRC 15 Corporation before retirement.

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