JNR Class 9600

Class 9600

Class 9600 locomotive 9608 preserved at Ōme Railway Park

Type and origin Reference:[1] Power type Steam Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, JNR - Kokura Build date 1913-1925 Total produced 770

Specifications Configuration 2-8-0 Consolidation Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Leading dia 840 mm (2 ft 9 in) Driver diameter 1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in) Wheelbase 7.01 m (23 ft 0 in) Length 16.563 m (54 ft 4.1 in) Loco weight 60.35 t Loco & tender weight 94.85 t Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 6 t Water cap 13 m^3 (3,434 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 2.32 m^2 (25 sq ft) Boiler pressure 13 kg/cm^2 (180 lbf/in^2) Heating surface 154.5 m^2 (1,663 sq ft) Superheater:  • Heating area 35.2 m^2 (379 sq ft) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 50.8 cm × 61 cm (20 in × 24 in) Valve gear Walschaerts

The Class 9600 (9600形) is a type of 2-8-0 steam locomotive built by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1913. The Class 9600 was the first type of locomotive to be mass-produced by Japanese manufacturers. The Class 9600 were popularly known as Kyuroku (nine-six), and were extensively used for freight service throughout Japan.^[1] Many of this type were transported to China during the Second World War, becoming Chinese Railways meter-gauge type KD5 and KD55.

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  JNR number 49699 in service, March 1973

Preserved examples

As of 2012, 43 Class 9600 locomotives are preserved around the country.^[2]

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References

1. Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.54&95 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
2. Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-4863206175.