China Railways ET7 explained

ET7
Powertype:	Steam
Builder:	Fablok
Builddate:	1959-61
Totalproduction:	90^[1] ^[2]
Whytetype:	0-8-0T
Driverdiameter:	11002NaN2
Width:	11m (36feet)
Locoweight:	66t
Cylindercount:	Two, outside
Valvegear:	Walschaerts
Maxspeed:	400NaN0
Disposition:	1 preserved, remainder scrapped

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.

External links

• See also T2D Śląsk (Polish)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Railography : Class Profiles : ET7 Class 0-8-0T . www.railography.com. Duncan Cotterill.
2. Web site: TKp (T2D, 'Śląsk'). www.locomotives.com.pl. Tomasz Galka.