The JGR is a
steam locomotive formerly operated in Japan by
Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Ra ...
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Specifications
The diameter of the
driving wheel is 1,067 mm (3.5 feet) while the
axle arrangement 0-6-0 is a
tender type
steam locomotive for a two-cylinder single satellite type
freight train
Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.
A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) haul ...
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The tender has two axles. The valve system is an Allan type, the
safety valve is a SALTER type, and a steam dome is provided on a boiler.
It has a rapid injection (pop type) safety valve. In keeping with the style of the time, the locomotive body was not equipped with a brake device; a brake was provided only for the tender.
This form was used with relatively little remodeling compared to the
2-4-0 type tank locomotive imported at the same time. Additionally, it was used for installing the brake device to the locomotive body and installing a salter type safety valve. In some cases, the cylinder cover was also enlarged.
See also
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Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
This page explains the numbering and classification schemes for locomotives employed by the Japanese Government Railways, the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.
Steam locomotives
Pre-nationalization
Prior to the natio ...
References
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0-6-0 locomotives
1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan
Scrapped locomotives
Steam locomotives of Japan
Shunting locomotives