China Railways ET7

ET7
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Fablok
Total produced 90[1][2]
Specifications
Configuration 0-8-0T[1]
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The China Railways ET7 class of locomotives were a series of 90 0-8-0T machines for industrial use built by Fablok of Poland.

History

90 locomotives were built and exported to China between 1959 and 1961 for use on industrial sites, including steelworks.[1]

Many units were still in work in the 1980s and some of the machines remained in use until the 1990s.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : ET7 Class 0-8-0T". www.railography.com.
  2. 1 2 Tomasz Galka. "TKp (T2D, ‘Śląsk’)". www.locomotives.com.pl.

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