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China Railways RM

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Power type
  
Steam

Serial number
  
RM 1001 - 1258

Total produced
  
~258

Builder
  
CSR Sifang Co Ltd.

Build date
  
1958-1966

China Railways RM

Gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in)

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.

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Preservation

  • RM-1001 is preserved at the China Railway Museum.
  • RM-1163 is preserved at Aioi, Japan.
  • RM-1247 is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.

    • In fiction

    In the 2016 animated film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.

    References

    China Railways RM Wikipedia
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