| RM 人民 | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builder: | CSR Sifang Co Ltd. |
| Serialnumber: | RM 1001 - 1258 |
| Builddate: | 1958-1966 |
| Totalproduction: | ~258 |
| Rebuilddate: | None |
| Numberrebuilt: | None |
| Whytetype: | 4-6-2 |
| Driverdiameter: | 17501NaN1 |
| Length: | 23.21NaN1 |
| Tendercap: | 15t (coal), 25m2 (water) |
| Cylindercount: | 2 |
| Cylindersize: | 570x bore x stroke |
| Valvegear: | Walschaerts |
| Maxspeed: | 110km/h |
| Poweroutput: | 1397hp (at wheels) |
| Operator: | China Railway |
| Numinclass: | 258 |
| Fleetnumbers: | 1001-1258 |
| Retiredate: | 1980-1999 |
| Preservedunits: | 2 |
| Scrapdate: | 1982-2005 |
| Disposition: | 2 preserved, remainder scrapped |
The China Railways RM type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. They were built from 1958-1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001-1258 . The first Locomotives were retired and scrapped in the 1980’s with the last ones retired between 1990 and 1999 .
In the 2016 animated film , the 2018 animated film Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas & Friends Series 22, 23 and 24, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.[2]