China Railways ET7

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ET7
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderFablok
Total produced90[1][2]
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-8-0T[1]
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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]

ET7-5333 is preserved at Baotou Museum.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : ET7 Class 0-8-0T". www.railography.com.
  2. ^ a b Tomasz Galka. "TKp (T2D, 'Śląsk')". www.locomotives.com.pl.

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