Chōsen Railway Class 810

The Class 810 was a class of steam tender locomotives for freight trains with 2-8-0 wheel arrangement operated by the Chōsen Railway in colonial Korea.[1][2]

Chōsen Railway Class 810 Korean State Railway Class 500
Builder's photo of Chōsen Railway Class 810 no. 812
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Kisha Seizō Build date 1935-1936 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-0 Gauge 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Driver dia. 810 mm (32 in) Length 12,668 mm (498.7 in) Width 2,150 mm (85 in) Height 3,200 mm (130 in) Total weight 51.50 t (50.69 long tons)
Performance figures Tractive effort 46.19 kN (10,380 lbf)
Career Operators Chōsen Railway Korean State Railway Korean National Railroad Class Chōsen Railway: 810 KSR: 500 KNR: ? Number in class 8 Numbers Chōsen Railway: 810-817 Delivered 1935: 810-813 1936: 814-817

Description

The first four were built for the Chōsen Railway in 1935 by Kisha Seizō of Japan for use on the railway's Hambuk Line, intended to haul iron ore trains; they were numbered 810 through 813.[1] Work to convert this line was converted to standard gauge was completed on 1 May 1940,[3] after which the locomotives were transferred to the railway's Hwanghae Line, Suin Line, and Suryeo Line.

A second batch of four, numbers 814 through 817 were delivered by Kisha Seizō in 1936.[1][2]

Postwar

After the Liberation and partition of Korea, these locomotives were divided between the Korean State Railway of North Korea and the Korean National Railroad of South Korea. Those which ended up in the North were numbered in the 500 series, with three still surviving - one operational - in 2004.[4]

Construction

Original number	Builder	Year	Works number	Postwar	Notes
810	Kisha Seizō	1935	1340	?
811	Kisha Seizō	1935	1341	?
812	Kisha Seizō	1935	1342	KSR 502
813	Kisha Seizō	1935	1343	?
814	Kisha Seizō	1936	1413	?
815	Kisha Seizō	1936	1414	KSR 505	Operational in 2005[5]
816	Kisha Seizō	1936	1415	?
817	Kisha Seizō	1936	1416	KSR 507

References

1. Yamada, Keitarō (1972). 汽車会社蒸気機関車製造史 [Manufacturing History of Kisha Kaisha Steam Locomotives] (in Japanese). Nagoya: Kōyūsha.
2. Byeon, Seong-u (1999). 한국철도차량 100년사 [Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial] (in Korean). Seoul: Korea Rolling Stock Technical Corp.
3. 朝鮮總督府官報 (The Public Journal of the Governor-General of Korea), Shōwa Nr. 3984, 6 May 1940
4. https://www.farrail.com/seiten/tour-report/bericht_nk-okt-2004.html
5. https://www.farrail.com/seiten/tour-report/nordkorea-dampfloks-05-04.html