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Class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives in China
China Railways JF21 (解放21) Type and origin Power type Steam Builder
ALCo Build date 1937
Specifications Configuration: •
Whyte
2-8-2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )
Driver dia. 1,370 mm (4 ft 6 in) Length 20,975 mm (68 ft 9.8 in) Total weight 135.66 t (133.52 long tons)
The China Railways JF21 (解放21, Jiěfàng , "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of
2-8-2
steam locomotives operated by the
China Railway , built by the
American Locomotive Company in the
United States in 1937.[
citation needed ]
These locomotives were originally built for the
Yuehan Railway ,[
citation needed ] and after the establishment of the
Japanese
puppet government of the
Reformed Government of the Republic of China , they were operated by the
Central China Railway , which had been created in 1939 to manage all railway operations in the territory of the
collaborationist government by nationalising all privately owned railways in the territory.
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After the end of the
Pacific War , these locomotives were passed on to the Republic of China Railway. After the establishment of the
People's Republic of China , China Railways designated them ㄇㄎ21 (MK21) class in 1951, and they were retired in 1955.[
citation needed ]
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