The Class 8150 is a type of
2-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. ...
steam locomotive used on
Japanese Government Railways. The 8150 class were among the seven hundred locomotives built by
Baldwin Locomotive Works
The Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1951. Originally located in Philadelphia, it moved to nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania, in the early 20th century. The company was for decades t ...
in the
United States for export to Japan.
See also
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Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
References
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2-6-0 locomotives
Steam locomotives of Japan
1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan
Baldwin locomotives