Sentetsu Sorii-class locomotives explained


Korean National Railroad Sori1 class (소리1)
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Baldwin
Builddate:1894
Totalproduction:6
Whytetype:2-8-0
Driverdiameter:1370mm
Length:17991mm
Width:2960mm
Height:4570mm
Locoweight:66.6t
Tenderweight:44.46t
Fueltype:Coal
Fuelcap:7.3t
Watercap:15.1m2
Smalltubediameter:248 x 51mm
Boilerpressure:12.6kgf/cm2
Firearea:4.05m2
Tubearea:157.3m2
Fireboxarea:14.9m2
Totalsurface:182.2m2
Cylindersize:508mm660mm
Valvegear:Stephenson
Maxspeed:70km/h
Tractiveeffort:13300kgf
Operator:Chosen Government Railway
Korean National Railroad
Operatorclass:ソリイ (Sentetsu)
소리1 (KNR)
Numinclass:6
Fleetnumbers:ソリイ1–ソリイ6 (Sentetsu)
소리1-1–소리1-6 (KNR)
Deliverydate:1904

The Sorii class (ソリイ) was a class of steam tender locomotives of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement.[1] The "Sori" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement were called "Consolidation".[2]

Description

Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of the United States in 1894, the ソリイ (Sorii) class locomotives were bought second-hand by the Imperial Japanese Army for use by the Temporary Military Railway in Korea.[1] In 1906, the Temporary Military Railway was taken over the Government-General of Korea to create the National Railway, which became Sentetsu in 1910. First numbered 101–106, they became numbers 1001–1006 in 1918, and finally in Sentetsu's 1938 general renumbering, they were given the numbers ソリイ1 through ソリイ6.[3]

Postwar: Korean National Railroad 소리1 (Sori1) class

After the partition of Korea, all six remained in the South, becoming Korean National Railroad class Sori1 (소리1),[1] numbered 소리1-1 through 소리1-6.[3]

Construction

Sentetsu running number
1906–1918 1918–1938 !1938–1945 KNR Number Builder Year Notes
101 ソリ1001 アメイ1 소리1-1 Baldwin 1894
102 ソリ1002 アメイ2 소리1-2 Baldwin 1894
103 ソリ1003 アメイ3 소리1-3 Baldwin 1894
104 ソリ1004 アメイ4 소리1-4 Baldwin 1894
105 ソリ1005 アメイ5 소리1-5 Baldwin 1894
106 ソリ1006 アメイ6 소리1-6 Baldwin 1894

Notes and References

  1. Book: Byeon, Seong-u. 1999. 한국철도차량 100년사. Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial. ko. Seoul. Korea Rolling Stock Technical Corp..
  2. Book: Colvin, Fred H.. Fred H. Colvin. 1906. The railroad pocket-book: a quick reference cyclopedia of railroad information. New York, Derry-Collard; London, Locomotive Publishing Company (US-UK co-edition). L‑9 .
  3. Web site: Korean National CS-2 2-8-0s. donsdepot.donrossgroup.net.