JGR Class 8150 explained

Class 8150
Powertype:Steam
Leadingdiameter:762mm
Driverdiameter:1219mm
Wheelbase:5.969m (19.583feet)
Hatnote:Reference:[1]
Whytetype:2-6-0 Mogul
Length:14.935m (48.999feet)
Locoweight:39.35 t
Fueltype:Coal
Fuelcap:3 t
Watercap:8.20NaN0
Builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
Builddate:1890
Totalproduction:6
Boilerpressure:9.5kg/cm2
Firearea:1.70NaN0
Totalsurface:114.40NaN0
Cylindercount:Two
Cylindersize:45.7x

The Class 8150 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive used on Japanese Government Railways. The 8150 class were among the seven hundred locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States for export to Japan.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.38,91&104