JGR Class 3900

Class 3900

3900 type locomotive
Type and origin
Reference:[1]
Power type Steam
Builder Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
Build date 1892
Total produced 7
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0 Tank locomotive
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia. 900 mm (2 ft 11 in)
Wheelbase 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Length 9.1 m (29 ft 10 in)
Loco weight 35.5 t
Fuel type Coal with heavy oil
Fuel capacity 1 t
Water cap 3.5 m3 (925 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 1.73 m2 (19 sq ft)
Boiler pressure 176.5 lbf/in2 (12.41 kg/cm2)
Heating surface 75 m2 (807 sq ft)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 39 cm × 50 cm (15 in × 20 in)

The JGR Class 3900 was a type of 0-6-0 steam tank locomotive used on Japanese Government Railways. The locomotives were imported from Germany for the Abt rack system railway built in Karuizawa, Nagano.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.46,49&89 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
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