Preserved 6988 and 7081 operating with Milwaukee Road 261 on the Iowa Interstate in September 2006
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Prototypes[1] Dalian : HP 0001-0005 Tangshan : HP 1001-1008 Shenyang : HP 1501-1506 Mudanjiang : HP 2001-2003 Changchun : HP 3001-3002 Datong : HP 3501-3508 Main production Datong QJ 101 - 3602 and QJ 6001-7207[1][2]
Build date
1956–1988†
Total produced
4,717
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-10-2
• UIC
1′E1′
Gauge
mostly 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), some 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)[1]
Driver dia.
1,500 mm (59.06 in)*
Length
including tender 26.0 m (85 ft 4 in) (with 8 wheel tender)‡ 29.2 m (95 ft 10 in) (with 12 wheel tender)†‡
Loco weight
133.3 tonnes (131.2 long tons; 146.9 short tons)*
Boiler pressure
1,471 kPa (213 lbf/in2)*
Cylinder size
650 mm × 800 mm (25.59 in × 31.50 in)* bore x stroke
Performance figures
Maximum speed
80 km/h (50 mph)*
Power output
2,222 kW (2,980 hp) (official), 2,670 kW (3,580 hp) (measured at 66 km/h or 41 mph)*
Tractive effort
63,235 lbf (281.28 kN)
source[3] † source[4] ‡ source[5] ¶ Excluding numbers used for prototypes[1]
The QJ (Chinese: 前进; pinyin: Qián Jìn; lit. 'To go forward" or "to advance') was a type of heavy freight steam locomotive introduced in 1956 by the China Railway. The majority were built by Datong Locomotive Factory. The prototypes and early production of the class were designated HP (Chinese: 和平; pinyin: Hé Píng; lit. 'peace'), being redesignated as FD (Chinese: 反帝; pinyin: Fǎn Dì; lit. 'Anti-Imperialism') class during the Cultural Revolution, before becoming the QJ class in 1971.
The class became the primary mainline freight locomotive on the Chinese rail network by the 1980s. Manufactured until 1988, they were displaced by diesel locomotives in 2005. A total of 4,717 were produced. After the end of steam on the national Chinese railway network many QJ locomotives were used on industrial lines, as well as on the Jitong railway. Several members of the class have been preserved.
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^D. Wardale (1998). The Red Devil and other tales from the age of steam. D. Wardale. ISBN 0-9529998-0-3.
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^Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : QJ Class 2-10-2". www.railography.co.uk. Vital Statistics.
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