JGR Class 8150

Class of 6 Japanese 2-6-0 locomotives
Class 8150
Type and origin
Reference:[1]
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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.38,91&104 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
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Imperial Japanese Railway Steam Locomotives
Tank
Four-driver (A)
  • No class (1)
  • A1 (150)
  • A2 (110)
  • A3
  • A4 (120, 130)
  • A5 (190)
  • A6 (160) · A7 (160)
  • A8 (500, 600, 700)
  • A9 (860)
  • A10 (230)
Six-driver (B)
  • B1 (1290)
  • B2 (1800, 1850)
  • B3, B4 (1060, 1100)
  • B5 (3080)
  • B6 (2100, 2120, 2400, 2500)
  • B7 (3150)
Abt-type
Six-driver (C)
  • C1 (3900)
  • C2 (3920)
  • C3 (3950, 3980)
Tender
Four-driver (D)
  • D1 (5000)
  • D2 (5100)
  • D3 (5490)
  • D4 (5130)
  • D5 (5300, 5400)
  • D6 (5500, 5630)
  • D7 (5680)
  • D8 (6150)
  • D9 (6200, 6270, 6300, 6350)
  • D10 (5700)
  • D11 (5160)
  • D12 (6400)
Six-driver (E)
  • E1 (7010, 7030)
  • E2 (7450)
  • E3 (8150)
  • E4 (7700)
  • E5 (7900)
  • E6 (7950)
  • E7 (8100)
Eight-driver (F)
  • F1 (9150)
  • F2 (9200)