China Railways RM explained

RM
人民
Powertype:Steam
Builder:CSR Sifang Co Ltd.
Serialnumber:RM 1001 - 1258
Builddate:1958-1966
Totalproduction:~258
Rebuilddate:None
Numberrebuilt:None
Whytetype:4-6-2
Driverdiameter:17501NaN1
Length:23.21NaN1
Tendercap:15t (coal),
25m2 (water)
Cylindercount:2
Cylindersize:570x
bore x stroke
Valvegear:Walschaerts
Maxspeed:110km/h
Poweroutput:1397hp (at wheels)
Operator:China Railway
Numinclass:258
Fleetnumbers:1001-1258
Retiredate:1980-1999
Preservedunits:2
Scrapdate:1982-2005
Disposition:2 preserved, remainder scrapped

The China Railways RM type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. They were built from 1958-1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001-1258 . The first Locomotives were retired and scrapped in the 1980’s with the last ones retired between 1990 and 1999 .

Preservation

In fiction

In the 2016 animated film , the 2018 animated film Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas & Friends Series 22, 23 and 24, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Duncan Cotterill, RM Class 4-6-2s, Railography
  2. http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/06/thomas-friends-the-great-race-unveils-diverse-train-line-up-5798197/ Thomas & Friends The Great Race unveils diverse train line-up