China Railways RM

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,750 mm (68.9 in)
Length	23.2 m (76 ft 1.4 in)
Fuel type	Coal
Tender cap.	15 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons) (coal),; 25 m3 (883 cu ft) (water)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	570 mm × 660 mm (22.441 in × 25.984 in); bore x stroke
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	CSR Sifang Co Ltd.
Serial number	RM 1001–1258
Build date	1958–1966
Total produced	258

RM
人民
RM; 人民
	RM–1091
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	CSR Sifang Co Ltd.
Serial number	RM 1001–1258
Build date	1958–1966
Total produced	258
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,750 mm (68.9 in)
Length	23.2 m (76 ft 1.4 in)
Fuel type	Coal
Tender cap.	15 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons) (coal),; 25 m3 (883 cu ft) (water)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	570 mm × 660 mm (22.441 in × 25.984 in); bore x stroke
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output	1,397 hp (1,042 kW) (at wheels)
Operators
Career
Operators	China Railway
Number in class	258
Numbers	1001–1258
Delivered	1958
First run	1958
Last run	1999
Retired	1980–1999
Preserved	Two
Scrapped	1982–2005
Disposition	Two preserved, remainder scrapped
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The China Railways RM (Chinese: 人民; pinyin: rén mín; lit. 'people') type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 "Pacific" mainline general purpose type steam locomotives. They were built from 1958–1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001–1258. The locomotives pulled both passengers and freight trains all over the Railway during the Maoist and Dengist Era but were later withdrawn and scrapped starting in the 1980s, with the last ones withdrawn between 1990 and 1999.