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The China railways JS class (建设, JianShe ''construction'') was a type of 2-8-2 tender steam locomotive manufactured for use on mainline freight trains, as well as for heavy shunting. ==History== The JS class was developed at the Dalian locomotive works;〔 the design used the chassis design of the China Railways JF class, with a new boiler type.,〔 The first locomotive was produced in 1957; subsequently Dalian work and Qishuyan locomotive works produced over 1000 of the class, Datong locomotive works, and the Beijing 7th Feb works also manufactured vehicles.〔 By 1965 1,135 vehicles had been made.〔 A second production phase began in 1981; Datong produced 358 locomotives by 1986. In 1986 a revised 'B' specification was introduced, and 434 units of this type were made; construction ended in 1988. the second tranche of locomotives received numbers from 8001 upwards. By the end of production 1916 units have been produced of both series combined.〔〔 In the late 1980s the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad of Iowa, USA bought a JS type locomotive for $355,000, number JS-8419. Locomotive JS-5001, built 1957, has been preserved at the China Railway Museum. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「China Railways JS」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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