China National Railway's steam locomotive KF1 class

York railway museum(Britain) Aug. 1999 Photo by Mr. Geoff Coward

The KF1 class was built by the Valcan Foundry of Britain in 1935. It was used as #600 class for the express passengers of the Yue-Han railway of the Republic of China National raiway. The Republic of China government had the plan as a standard passenger locomotive with this KF1. However, the KF1 class could not use effectively for the Japan China war. One locomotive returned in England, and displayed in the Yoke railway museum.

data of KF1 class

Whell arrengment	4-8-4	Hearting surface(m2)	394.64
Loco. weight(t)	101	Loading capacity of water(m3)	30.0
Tender weight(t)	37	Loading capacity of coal(t)	12.0
Weight on driving wheel(t)	67.96	Hight of boiler cube center(mm)	3,200
Diameter of driving wheel(mm)	1750	Length(mm)	28,410
Cylinder Diamensions(mm)	540×750	Hight(mm)	4,540
Boiler pressure(kg/cm2)	15.50	Grate area(m2)	6.34

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