China Railways RM

人民
RM

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder CSR Sifang Co Ltd. Serial number RM 1001 - 1258 Build date 1958-1966 Total produced ~258

Specifications Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,750 mm (68.90 in) Length 23.200 m (76 ft 1.4 in) Tender cap 15 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons) (coal), 25 m^3 (883 cu ft) (water) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 570 mm × 660 mm (22.441 in × 25.984 in) bore x stroke

Performance figures Maximum speed 110 km/h (68 mph) Power output 1,397 hp (1,042 kW) (at wheels)

Career Operators China Railways

The China Railways People (人民) type steam locomotive (transliteration Ren Min: RM) was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive.

Preservation

RM-1001

RM-1163 at Aioi, Hyogo.

• RM-1001 is preserved at the China Railway Museum.^[1]
• RM-1163 is preserved at Aioi, Japan.^{[note 1][1]}
• RM-1247 is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.^{[note 2]}

In fiction

In the 2016 film, Thomas & Friends, The Great Race, a character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.^[4]

See also

• China Railways JS
• China Railways SL6
• China Railways SL7

Notes

1. However it is scrapped in 2006.^[2]
2. However someone think it is not RM.^[3]

References

1. Duncan Cotterill, RM Class 4-6-2s, Railography
2. Sources:
   • 日本で走った中国の蒸気機関車, www.kurogane-rail.jp (in Japanese)
   • "１９８２年７月２５日　中国鉄道博", www.geocities.jp (in Japanese)
3. Duncan Cotterill, The RM That Wasn't, Railography
4. Thomas & Friends The Great Race unveils diverse train line-up, retrieved 6 Sep 2016.