JNR's steam locomotive 8620 class

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Jul.1970 Nagano Station.
From 1914 to 1929, the manufacturing industies, Kisha-Seizo, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, Nippon-Sharyo, and Hitachi, had produced the 672 cars of this class. The steam locomotives of the same class were used at Sakhalin and Taiwan CT150 class too. These had been used to 1974. Then now 22 cars are kept everywhere.
Data of 8620 Class
Wheel arrangement 2-6-0 Heating Surface(m2) 110.90
Loco. Weight in Working Order(ton) 48.8 Capacity of Boiler Water(m3) 4.20
Weight on Driving Wheels(ton) 41.5 Loading Capacity of Water(m3) 13.0
Tender Weight in Working Order(t) 34.5 Loading Capacity of Coal(ton) 6.0
Max Axle Weight(ton) 14.35 Height of Boiler Cube Center(mm) 2,438
Diameter of Driving Wheel(mm) 1600 Length(mm) 16,765
Cylinder Dimensions(mm) 470X610 Height(mm) 3,785
Boiler Pressure(kg/cm2) 13.00 Length of Locomotive(mm) 10,547
Grate Area(m2) 1.63 Length of Tender(mm) 6,218
Built 672 Gauge 1,067mm(3'6")
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