The China Railways RM (Chinese: ) type steam locomotive was a type of
4-6-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The locomo ...
mainline general purpose
steam locomotive. They were built from 1958-1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001-1258 . The first Locomotives were retired and scrapped in the 1980’s with the last ones retired between 1990 and 1999 .
Preservation
*RM-1001 is preserved at the
China Railway Museum.
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RM Class 4-6-2s
''Railography''
*RM-1247 is preserved at
Shenyang Railway Museum.
File:China Railways RM-1001 steam locomotive 01.JPG, RM-1001
File:RM1163 02.jpg, RM-1163 at Aioi, Hyogo in Japan which was later scrapped in 2006.
In fiction
In the 2016 animated film ''
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race'', the 2018 animated film ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'' and ''
Thomas & Friends
''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...
'' Series 22, 23 and 24, a Chinese character named
Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.
''Thomas & Friends The Great Race unveils diverse train line-up''
retrieved 6 Sep 2016.
See also
*China Railways JS
Is China Railway JS Ford Motor Co. Locomotive Roster With Is The JS for Freight and Passenger Trains with 2-8-2 operated by the China Railway. is one of the National Coal Board steam locomotives used by China Railways built mostly by British Railw ...
* China Railways SL6
* China Railways SL7
Notes
References
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Standard gauge locomotives of China
Railway locomotives introduced in 1958
Passenger locomotives
4-6-2 locomotives