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Japanese 0-6-0 type steam locomotive
Class 3900 |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/JGR-3900SL.jpg/300px-JGR-3900SL.jpg) 3900 type locomotive |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 0-6-0 Tank locomotive |
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Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Driver dia. | 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: | |
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• Grate 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
- ^ a b Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.46,49&89 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/National_Railway_Symbol_of_Japan.svg/22px-National_Railway_Symbol_of_Japan.svg.png) Imperial Japanese Railway Steam Locomotives |
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Tank | Four-driver (A) | |
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Six-driver (B) | |
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Abt-type Six-driver (C) | |
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Tender | Four-driver (D) | |
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Six-driver (E) | |
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Eight-driver (F) | |
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