JGR Class 3900

Japanese 0-6-0 type steam locomotive
Class 3900
3900 type locomotive
Type and origin
Reference:[1]
Power typeSteam
BuilderMaschinenfabrik Esslingen
Build date1892
Total produced7
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.900 mm (2 ft 11 in)
Wheelbase3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Length9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Loco weight35.5 t
Fuel typeCoal with heavy oil
Fuel capacity1 t
Water cap.3.5 m3 (925 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area1.73 m2 (19 sq ft)
Boiler pressure176.5 lbf/in2 (12.41 kg/cm2)
Heating surface75 m2 (807 sq ft)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size39 cm × 50 cm (15 in × 20 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
Retired1922
DispositionAll scrapped

The JGR Class 3900 was a type of 0-6-0T steam locomotive used on Japanese Government Railways. The locomotives were imported from Germany for the Abt rack system railway built in Karuizawa, Nagano.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.46,49&89 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
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Imperial Japanese Railway Steam Locomotives
Tank
Four-driver (A)
  • No class (1)
  • A1 (150)
  • A2 (110)
  • A3
  • A4 (120, 130)
  • A5 (190)
  • A6 (160) · A7 (160)
  • A8 (500, 600, 700)
  • A9 (860)
  • A10 (230)
Six-driver (B)
  • B1 (1290)
  • B2 (1800, 1850)
  • B3, B4 (1060, 1100)
  • B5 (3080)
  • B6 (2100, 2120, 2400, 2500)
  • B7 (3150)
Abt-type
Six-driver (C)
  • C1 (3900)
  • C2 (3920)
  • C3 (3950, 3980)
Tender
Four-driver (D)
  • D1 (5000)
  • D2 (5100)
  • D3 (5490)
  • D4 (5130)
  • D5 (5300, 5400)
  • D6 (5500, 5630)
  • D7 (5680)
  • D8 (6150)
  • D9 (6200, 6270, 6300, 6350)
  • D10 (5700)
  • D11 (5160)
  • D12 (6400)
Six-driver (E)
  • E1 (7010, 7030)
  • E2 (7450)
  • E3 (8150)
  • E4 (7700)
  • E5 (7900)
  • E6 (7950)
  • E7 (8100)
Eight-driver (F)
  • F1 (9150)
  • F2 (9200)