The China Railways JF11 (解放11, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway.

China Railways JF11 (解放11) Jinpu Railway MK class North China Transport Mikana class (ミカナ)
JF11-3787 at Beijing Railway Museum.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder ALCo, Baldwin Build date 1918–1937 Total produced 70[1]
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,372 mm (54.0 in) Length 20,508 mm (67 ft 3.4 in) Total weight 144.78 t (142.49 long tons)
Career Operators Jinpu Railway Zhegan Railway North China Transport Central China Railway China Railway Class Jinpu: MK NCTC: シカナ (Mikana) CR: ㄇㄋ11 (1951−1959) CR: 解放11 (1959–end) Number in class Jinpu: 50 Zhegan: 20 NCTC: 50 CCR: 20 CR: 70 Numbers NCTC: ミカナ158x CR: 3741–3810[1]

History

Originally built for the Jinpu Railway and the Zhegan Railway by ALCO and the Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States in 1918–1937. The Jinpu Railway designated these MK class, received two deliveries, with the first 30 arriving from ALCo between 1918 and 1920. From 1938 to 1945 they were operated by the North China Transportation Company, which grouped them in the Mikana (ミカナ) class.^{[citation needed]} Those that were delivered to the Zhegan Railway were operated by the Central China Railway during the Japanese occupation.

Postwar

They were taken over by China Railways after the end of the Pacific War. China Railways designated them class ㄇㄋ11 (MK11) in 1951, and reclassified them class 解放11 (JF11) in 1959.^{[citation needed]} JF11 3741, 3756, 3767, 3771−3774, 3776, 3777, 3780, 3791, and 3809 are known to have been operated by Liuzhou Railway Bureau after 1959,[1] and the last of the class was retired in 1990.^{[citation needed]}

Preservation

JF11-3773[3] and JF11-3787[4] are preserved at Beijing Railway Museum.[1]

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