JGR Class 8900

Class 8900
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Build date1911-1912
Total produced36
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2 Pacific
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 mph (113 km/h)
Career
Retired1957
DispositionAll withdrawn and scrapped

The JGR Class 8900 was a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive type formerly used in Japan by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The locomotives were built by the American Locomotive Company in the USA. They were the first 4-6-2 Pacific types used in Japan. They were numbered 8900-8935 they remained in service until 1957 when they were scrapped. And none are preserved.

Alco sales card of Imperial Taiwanese Railways Pacific. This is the exact same type supplied by ALCO to the JGR minus the tender.

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