China Railways SL8 information

Specifications
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,850 mm (73 in)
Length	24,705 mm (972.6 in)
Width	3,201 mm (126.0 in)
Height	4,789 mm (188.5 in)
Adhesive weight	68.57 t (67.49 long tons)
Loco weight	114.91 t (113.10 long tons)
Tender weight	85.00 t (83.66 long tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	15.00 t (14.76 long tons)
Water cap.	35.00 m3 (1,236 cu ft)
Firebox:
• Grate area	5.36 m2 (57.7 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Small tubes	93 x 51 mm (2.0 in)
• Large tubes	90 x 108 mm (4.3 in)
Boiler pressure	14.5 kgf/cm2 (206 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	28.71 m2 (309.0 sq ft)
• Tubes	225.86 m2 (2,431.1 sq ft)
• Total surface	340.37 m2 (3,663.7 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Type	Schmidt type E
• Heating area	85.80 m2 (923.5 sq ft)
Cylinder size	600 mm × 710 mm; (24 in × 28 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	South Manchuria Ry. Shahekou Works; Hitachi
Build date	1937–1940
Total produced	17

China Railways SL8 (勝利8)
Mantetsu Pashiha class (パシハ)
China Railways SL8 (勝利8); Mantetsu Pashiha class (パシハ)
	South Manchuria Railway パシハ6 in 1938
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	South Manchuria Ry. Shahekou Works; Hitachi
Build date	1937–1940
Total produced	17
Gauge
Specifications
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,850 mm (73 in)
Length	24,705 mm (972.6 in)
Width	3,201 mm (126.0 in)
Height	4,789 mm (188.5 in)
Adhesive weight	68.57 t (67.49 long tons)
Loco weight	114.91 t (113.10 long tons)
Tender weight	85.00 t (83.66 long tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	15.00 t (14.76 long tons)
Water cap.	35.00 m3 (1,236 cu ft)
Firebox:
• Grate area	5.36 m2 (57.7 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Small tubes	93 x 51 mm (2.0 in)
• Large tubes	90 x 108 mm (4.3 in)
Boiler pressure	14.5 kgf/cm2 (206 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	28.71 m2 (309.0 sq ft)
• Tubes	225.86 m2 (2,431.1 sq ft)
• Total surface	340.37 m2 (3,663.7 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Type	Schmidt type E
• Heating area	85.80 m2 (923.5 sq ft)
Cylinder size	600 mm × 710 mm; (24 in × 28 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	167.0 kN (37,500 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	South Manchuria Railway; Manchukuo National Railway; China Railway
Class	SMR/MNR: パシハ; CR: ㄆㄒ八 (1951–1959); CR: 勝利8 (1959–end)
Number in class	17
Numbers	SMR: 811–816 (1933–1938); SMR: パシハ1–16 (1938–1945); MNR: パシハ501; CR: 801–817

The China Railways SL8 (勝利8, Shènglì, "victory") class steam locomotive was a class of 4-6-2 express passenger steam locomotives operated by the China Railway. They were originally built for the South Manchuria Railway (Mantetsu) and the Manchukuo National Railway between 1937 and 1940.^[1]

^ Ichihara, Yoshizumi, 写真集南満洲鉄道 (South Manchuria Railway Photo Collection) pp. 120-121, 135, 1998 Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co. Ltd. (in Japanese)

[photocoll-1] Ichihara, Yoshizumi, 写真集南満洲鉄道 (South Manchuria Railway Photo Collection) pp. 120-121, 135, 1998 Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co. Ltd. (in Japanese)

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