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South Manchurian Railway Pashiro class
China Railway SL6
Manchuria | 1933
254 produced
Kawasaki works photo
Kawasaki works photo

Some similar types of Pacific locomotives were combined in the Pashiro class, which were built from 1933 by various manufacturers for several railway companies with a focus on Manchuria. The vast majority were of a type built by Kawasaki, Nippon Sharyo and Hitachi for the Manchukuo State Railways. They were called “New National Great Pashi” to distinguish them from the Pashisa class. Mantetsu procured 45 examples, some of which were built in Dalian. Eight pieces went to the Central China Railway, which used them under the designation KC100.

Compared to the Pacifics previously used in Manchuria, the major innovations consisted of a boiler with a combustion chamber and a feedwater heater. With a locomotive operating weight of just over 100 tonnes, they were also heavier and at the same time they had a larger tender. The engines of Mantetsu received the largest tender with an operating weight of more than 83 tonnes, the tenders of the other operators weighed between 71 and 73 tonnes when loaded. With the 57 examples built directly for the North China Railway during the war, there were a total of 254 units by 1944.

After World War II, there were a few locomotives in Korea that were among the 25 originally loaned by the Manchukuo State Railways to what was then Chosen. The Chinese State Railways took over well over 200 examples and classified them as SL6s. Due to the lack of more modern locomotive types, another 151 units were built between 1956 and 1958. The locomotives were eventually used throughout China and were essential for passenger service. The last ones were even used until 1991.

VariantPashiroLarge PashiNew Large PashiSL6
General
Built1934-194319331936-19401956-1958
ManufacturerHitachi, Kawasaki, ShahekouKawasaki, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyō, Kisha SeizōKawasaki, Hitachi, Nippon SharyōSifang
Axle config4-6-2 (Pacific) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length77 ft 11 3/4 in73 ft 5 1/2 in73 ft 6 13/16 in74 ft 2 1/2 in
Service weight224,937 lbs221,939 lbs220,969 lbs
Adhesive weight136,135 lbs137,149 lbs
Total weight408,428 lbs378,467 lbs382,898 lbs380,451 lbs
Water capacity9,246 us gal6,604 us gal7,925 us gal
Fuel capacity33,069 lbs (coal)37,479 lbs (coal)30,865 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area51.9 sq ft52.1 sq ft
Firebox area243.3 sq ft
Tube heating area1,905.2 sq ft
Evaporative heating area2,148.5 sq ft2,077.8 sq ft
Superheater area723.3 sq ft1,044.4 sq ft
Total heating area2,871.8 sq ft3,122.2 sq ft
VariantPashiroLarge PashiNew Large PashiSL6
Power Plant
Driver diameter68.9 in
Boiler pressure203 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 22 7/16 x 26 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power2,146 hp (1,600 kW)2,414 hp (1,800 kW)
Optimal speed42 mph47 mph
Starting effort32,788 lbf
Calculated Values
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passenger
express
last changed: 03/2022
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