Sentetsu 4-Wheel class locomotives explained

Sentetsu Yonrin class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Hohenzollern
Builddate:1899
Whytetype:0-4-0T
Driverdiameter:1250mm
Length:6927mm
Width:2264mm
Height:3314mm
Locoweight:24t
Fueltype:Coal
Cylindersize:300mm500mm
Maxspeed:75km/h
Operator:Gyeongbu Railway
Chosen Government Railway
Numinclass:2
Deliverydate:April 1906

The 4-Wheel (Korean 사륜, Japanese 4輪) class locomotives were a class of steam tank locomotives with 0-4-0 wheel arrangement introduced by the Gyeongbu Railway Company in April 1906 for use on the Gyeongui Line.[1]

The Hohenzollern Locomotive Works of Germany in 1899 built a number of 0-4-0 tank locomotives for the Japanese military in 1899. The Gyeongbu Railway Company obtained two of these in April 1906 for use on the Gyeongui Line opened that year. The Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) was founded on 1 July 1906 with the acquisition of the Gyeongbu Railway, and used the two locomotives on the Gyeongui Line for shunting and short-haul trains.[1]

They were likely retired prior to 1938, as they were not listed in Sentetsu's general renumbering of that year.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Byeon, Seong-u. 1999. 한국철도차량 100년사. Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial. ko. Seoul. Korea Rolling Stock Technical Corp..