Power type Steam Total produced 770 | Build date 1913-1925 Configuration 2-8-0 Consolidation | |
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Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizō, JNR - Kokura Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄8 in) (Chinese Railways KD55)
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (JNR Class 9600, Taiwan Railways Administration DT580 Class)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) (Chinese Railways KD5) | ||
The Class 9600 (9600形) is a type of 2-8-0 steam locomotive built by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1913. The Class 9600 was the first type of locomotive to be mass-produced by Japanese manufacturers. The Class 9600 were popularly known as Kyuroku (nine-six), and were extensively used for freight service throughout Japan.
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China Railway class KD5/KD55
To alleviate a severe motive power shortage on the Central China Railway, JNR locomotives were converted from Japanese narrow gauge to standard gauge and shipped to China. 251 Class 9600 locomotives were sent for use on both the Central China Railway and the North China Transportation Company's rail lines; after the Pacific War, these became China Railway class KD5. Others were rebuilt to metre gauge for operation around Kunming towards the border with Vietnam; these eventually became China Railway class KD55.
Preserved examples
As of 2014, 43 Class 9600 locomotives are preserved at various locations in Japan.
Number 39685, built in 1920, has been preserved outdoors in Chuo-ku, Saitama since 1972, but was scheduled to be removed and cut up in September 2016 due to the prohibitive cost of restoration.