JGR Class 8150

Class 8150

Type and origin Reference:[1] Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Build date 1890 Total produced 6

Specifications Configuration 2-6-0 Mogul Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Leading dia 762 mm (2 ft 6.0 in) Driver diameter 1,219 mm (4 ft 0 in) Wheelbase 5.969 m (19 ft 7.0 in) Length 14.935 m (49 ft 0 in) Loco weight 39.35 t Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 3 t Water cap 8.2 m^3 (2,166 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 1.7 m^2 (18 sq ft) Boiler pressure 9.5 kg/cm^2 (135 lbf/in^2) Heating surface 114.4 m^2 (1,231 sq ft) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 45.7 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

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References

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