JGR Class 3900

Class 3900
3900 type locomotive
Type and origin
Reference:[1]
Power typeSteam
BuilderMaschinenfabrik Esslingen
Build date1892
Total produced7
Specifications
Configuration:
 • 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 11.2 km (7.0 miles) Abt rack railway system which traversed the Usui Pass on the Shin'etsu Main Line between Yokokawa Station in Annaka, Gunma and Karuizawa Station 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