JGR Class 3900
Class 3900|

3900 type locomotive |
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| Specifications |
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| Configuration |
0-6-0 Tank locomotive |
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| Gauge |
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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| Driver diameter |
900 mm (2 ft 11 in) |
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| Wheelbase |
3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
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| Length |
9.1 m (29 ft 10 in) |
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| Loco weight |
35.5 t |
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| Fuel type |
Coal with heavy oil |
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| Fuel capacity |
1 t |
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| Water cap |
3.5 m3 (925 US gal) |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
1.73 m2 (19 sq ft) |
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| Boiler pressure |
176.5 lbf/in2 (12.41 kg/cm2) |
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| Heating surface |
75 m2 (807 sq ft) |
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| Cylinders |
Two |
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| Cylinder size |
39 cm × 50 cm (15 in × 20 in) |
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The JGR Class 3900 was a type of 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive used on Japanese Government Railways. The locomotives were imported from Germany for the Abt rack system railway built in Karuizawa, Nagano.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.46,49&89 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
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