JGR Class 8150

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The Class 8150 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive used on Japanese Government Railways. The 8150 class were among the seven hundred locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States for export to Japan.^[1]

Class 8150

Type and origin
Reference:^[1]
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1890
Total produced	6

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-6-0 Mogul
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.	762 mm (2 ft 6.0 in)
Driver dia.	1,219 mm (4 ft 0 in)
Wheelbase	5.969 m (19 ft 7.0 in)
Length	14.935 m (49 ft 0 in)
Loco weight	39.35 t
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	3 t
Water cap.	8.2 m³ (2,166 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	1.7 m² (18 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	9.5 kg/cm² (135 lbf/in²)
Heating surface	114.4 m² (1,231 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	45.7 cm × 55.9 cm (18 in × 22 in)

See also edit

Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References edit

^ ^a ^b Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.38,91&104 ISBN 0-87011-185-X

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