The Class 8620 (8620形) is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1914 to 1929. It was Japan's first mass-produced passenger locomotive. A total of 672 Class 8620 locomotives were built. [1] Originally they had a symmetry of line with shapely cast iron chimneys which gave way to plainer chimneys and smoke deflectors were added in ...

The Class C58 was a 2-6-2 Prairie-type steam locomotive built between 1935 to 1939 for JGR. The C58 was designed as successor locomotives to the older Class 8620 and 9600 locomotives, combining the speed of the 8620s and the strength of the 9600s.

An outline of Japanese steam locomotive Class 8620, a middle-sized Tender-Engine for mid-range light trains.

The JNR Class 8620 is a 2-6-0 Mogul-type steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways, later the Japanese National Railways, from 1914 to 1975. The 8620s were used mainly as passenger locomotives and were the first domestically produced steam locomotives that were produced in...

1922年到1929年期间，桦太厅铁道向汽车制造和日立制作所订购15台8620型蒸汽机车（8620号~8634号），配属于丰原⑴机务段、泊居⑵机务段和真冈⑶机务段。

2024年1月12日 · In 1943, the class rejoined the JGR after the latter took over the KPR. They were soon discarded. When the Karafuto Prefectural Railway was acquired by the JGR, seven locomotives returned to JGR ownership but all were retired by 1945.

JNR No. 8620 is a Class 8620 2-6-0 Mogul-type steam locomotive built for the Japanese Government Railways, later the Japanese National Railways, by Kisha Seizō in 1914. 8620 was built in Osaka by...

Class 8620 was a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive introduced by the Railway Bureau of the Imperial Government, which became the Ministry of Railways in 1920. At that time, railway operators in Japan heavily depended on imported locomotives from Prussia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

This locomotive type was Japan's first full-scale main line express passenger train, and 672 of them were built between 1914 and 1929 for Japan National Railways (JNR) by Kisha-Seizo, Kawasaki, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, and Nippon-Sharyo.

The Class 8620 (8620形) is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1914 to 1929. It was Japan's first mass-produced passenger locomotive. A total of 672 Class 8620 locomotives were built.