China Railways SN

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China Railways SN class
Yunnan Railway Museum - rolling stock - P1340757.JPG
SN class no. 29 on display at the Yunnan Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date1924-29
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 0-10-0
 •  UIC E
Gauge 1 ft 11+5⁄8 in (600 mm)
Driver dia.711 mm (27.992 in)
Wheelbase 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Length29 ft 8 in (9.04 m)
Frame type Bar frame, outside
Loco weight85,500 lb (38,800 kg) [1]
Tender weight16.5 t (16,500 kg)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity1 short hundredweight (0.045  t; 0.045 long tons)
Water cap.1,000 US gal (3,800 L; 830 imp gal)
Boiler pressure180  lbf/in2 (13  kg/cm2; 1,200  kPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Valve gear Walschaerts
Valve type slide valve
Performance figures
Tractive effort 14,700 lb (6,667.81 kg)
Career
Operators
Class SN
Number in class16
NicknamesKun-rail-ten-wheeled [2]
Withdrawn1990 [3]
PreservedSN-23, SN-26, SN-29
DispositionMost scrapped, three preserved

The China Railways SN class was a series of 0-10-0 tender locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Gebishi Railway, transporting passengers and goods between Gejiu City and Shiping County. The locomotives served on this line until its closure in 1990.

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At least three members of the class are known to be preserved. No.23 is currently displayed in the China Railway Museum, while No.26 is in the Shanghai Railway Museum, [4] No.29 is in the Yunnan Railway Museum. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Broadbelt, H.L. (1983). "The gauge, the wheel arrangement, the tender". Trains (August): 51.
  2. ↑ Ling, Yang (October 2011). "China Railway Museum" (PDF). p. 45. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Yunnan narrow gauge railways". Noz. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. ↑ 2015.11.7 上海铁路博物馆 _新浪博客
  5. ↑ Yunnan Railway Museum Archived 2015-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
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