China Railways KD7 explained

KD7
Powertype:Steam
Builder:ALCO, Baldwin, Lima
Totalproduction:160 (1946)
Driverdiameter:15202NaN2
Length:20.31NaN1
Locoweight:152t
Tendercap:11.5t (coal),
25m2 (water)
Cylindercount:2
Cylindersize:560x
bore x stroke
Maxspeed:90km/h
Poweroutput:1203hp (at wheels)
Tractiveeffort:170kN
Operator:China Railway

The China Railways KD7 type steam locomotive was a type of 2-8-0 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. KD7 locomotives were built in the United States and supplied to China by UNRRA as part of the post war rehabilitation effort in 1946. China received 160 locos while others of the same design went to Belgium as NMBS/SNCB Type 29.[1]

At least four KD7s are thought to have been preserved. KD7 534 is at Beijing Railway Museum, KD7 587 is at Shanghai History Museum[2] and KD7 641 is at Shanghai Railway Museum and KD7 513 at the Datong Locomotive Works Museum.[3] A fifth loco, KD7 511, was reported to be under restoration in Hangzhou in 2002.[4]

See also

References

  1. http://www.railography.co.uk/info/cn_steam/profiles/kd7.htm KD7 Class 2-8-0s
  2. http://news.sohu.com/90/21/news213532190.shtml 杭州一蒸汽机车成展品
  3. http://www.sx.chinanews.com/news/2011/0420/36238.html 山西大同:“蒸汽机车展品”几成巨型垃圾(图)
  4. http://www.railography.co.uk/info/cn_steam/lists/locations/zj_hangzhou_mus.htm Hangzhou (Unspecified) Museum