China Railways JF


The China Railways JF class is a name given to a group of classes of steam locomotives for freight trains with 2-8-2 wheel arrangement operated by the China Railway. Originally designated ㄇㄎ壹 class by the China Railways in 1951, the present name was assigned to them in 1959.

Composition

The JF group of classes is made up of twenty different classes of 2-8-2 steam locomotives:
The locomotives were used across the Chinese railway system, and were in service on the national railway system until 1996; on industrial rail networks some locomotives remained in use until the early 2000s. Several of the class have been preserved.

Preservation

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