JGR Class 8150

Class 8150
Type and origin
Reference:
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Build date1890
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-0 Mogul
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.762 mm (2 ft 6.0 in)
Driver dia.1,219 mm (4 ft 0 in)
Wheelbase5.969 m (19 ft 7.0 in)
Length14.935 m (49 ft 0 in)
Loco weight39.35 t
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity3 t
Water cap.8.2 m3 (2,166 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area1.7 m2 (18 sq ft)
Boiler pressure9.5 kg/cm2 (135 lbf/in2)
Heating surface114.4 m2 (1,231 sq ft)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size45.7 cm × 55.9 cm (18 in × 22 in)

The Class 8150 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive used on Japanese Government Railways. The 8150 class were among the seven hundred locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States for export to Japan.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.38,91&104 ISBN 0-87011-185-X