530 mm × 710 mm (20.866 in × 27.953 in) 482 mm × 660 mm (18.976 in × 25.984 in)(YJ 201-250) 500 mm × 710 mm (19.685 in × 27.953 in)(YJ 251-???) bore x
stroke
The China Railways YJ (
Chinese: 跃进;
pinyin: Yuè Jìn;
lit. 'leap forward') design is based on
China Railways PL2 class
2-6-2, itself derived from the
JF62-8-2, the predecessor of the well known
SY class mikado. According to Chinese sources a total of 202 locos were produced between 1958 and 1961.[1]