JNR Class 9600
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The Class 9600 (9600形) is a type of 2-8-0 steam locomotive built by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1913. The Class 9600 was the first type of locomotive to be mass-produced by Japanese manufacturers. The Class 9600 were popularly known as Kyuroku (nine-six), and were extensively used for freight service throughout Japan.[1] Many of this type were transported to China during the Second World War, becoming Chinese Railways KD5 (standard-gauge version) and Chinese Railways KD55 (meter-gauge version).
Preserved examples
As of 2014, 43 Class 9600 locomotives are preserved at various locations in Japan.[2]
Number 39685, built in 1920, has been preserved outdoors in Chuo-ku, Saitama since 1972, but is scheduled to be removed and cut up in September 2016 due to the prohibitive cost of restoration.[3]
- 9608 preserved at Ome Railway Park
- 39685 preserved in Saitama
- 49643 preserved in Abashiri, Hokkaido
- 59601 preserved in Nayoro, Hokkaido
- KD55-579 preserved at the China Railway Museum
- KD5-373 preserved at the China Railway Museum
- DT609, one of 39 locomotives of the DT580 Class (based on the 9600 Class steam locomotives from Japan) preserved in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
See also
References
- 1 2 Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.54&95 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
- ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 72, 126-127. ISBN 978-4863209282.
- ↑ さいたま市の39685号機が解体へ [39685 in Saitama to be cut up]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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