JGR Class 8620

The Class 8620 (8620形) is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1914 to 1929. A total of 672 Class 8620 locomotives were built.[1]

JGR Class 8620 Taiwan Railways Class CT150
Three Class 8620 locomotives in service in 1971
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo Build date 1914-1929 Total produced 672
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Leading dia. 940 mm (3 ft 1 in) Driver dia. 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Minimum curve 940 mm (3 ft 1 in) Length: ​  • Over couplers 16,765 mm (55 ft 0 in) Width 2,581 mm (8 ft 5.6 in) Height 3,785 mm (12 ft 5.0 in) Loco weight 48.83 t (48.06 long tons; 53.83 short tons) Tender weight 34.50 t (33.96 long tons; 38.03 short tons) Cylinder size 470 mm (1 ft 7 in)
Career Operators JNR Taiwan Railways Number in class 672 Numbers 8620 - 88651

A total of 42 Class 8620 locomotives were built for Imperial Taiwan Railway from 1919 to 1928. After World War II, they were taken over by Taiwan Government Railways, and were classified CT150.

Preserved examples

As of 2014, 20 Class 8620 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.[2]

• 8620: Preserved at the Ome Railway Park in Ome, Tokyo
• 8630: Preserved in working order at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto
• 28651: Preserved in Ono, Fukui
• 48624: Preserved in a park in Otofuke, Hokkaido
• 48640: Preserved in Hirosaki, Aomori
• 48647: Preserved in Takachiho, Miyazaki
• 48650: Preserved in Miyoshi, Hiroshima
• 48696: Preserved at the municipal zoo in Omuta, Fukuoka
• 58623: Preserved in Toyokawa, Aichi
• 58654: Preserved in working order as the SL Hitoyoshi at Kumamoto Depot in Kumamoto, Kumamoto
• 58680: Preserved in a park in Mobara, Chiba
• 58683: Preserved in a park in Sakura, Chiba
• 58685: Preserved in front of Tadotsu Station in Tadotsu, Kagawa
• 68691: Preserved in a park in Yamagata, Yamagata
• 68692: Preserved in a park in Tokushima, Tokushima
• 78626: Preserved in a park in Onga, Fukuoka
• 78653: Preserved at Wespa Tsubakiyama in Fukaura, Aomori
• 78675: Preserved in a park in Gojo, Nara
• 78693: Preserved at Koriyama Depot in Koriyama, Fukushima
• 88622: Preserved in Iki, Nagasaki

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  8620 at the Ome Railway Park in September 2015
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  Preserved 8630 in operation at the Kyoto Railway Museum in August 2016
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  48640 in Aomori Prefecture in June 2011
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  Preserved 58654 in operation in September 2010
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  58685 in Tadotsu in October 2004
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  78653 in August 2007

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References

1. Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 28–31. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
2. Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 978-4863209282.