China Railways RM
Class of Chinese steam locomotives
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)25 m3 (883 cu ft) (water)
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Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
Power output | 1,397 hp (1,042 kW) (at wheels) |
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Operators | China Railway |
Number in class | 258 |
Numbers | 1001-1258 |
Retired | 1980-1999 |
Preserved | 2 |
Scrapped | 1982-2005 |
Disposition | 2 preserved, remainder scrapped |
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 .
Preservation
- RM-1001 is preserved at the China Railway Museum.[1]
- RM-1247 is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.[note 1]
- RM-1001
- 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.[3]
See also
- China Railways JS
- China Railways SL6
- China Railways SL7
Notes
- ^ However someone think it is not RM.[2]
References
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