1,000 mm (3 ft 3+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+1⁄2 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.[1]
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.[2]
Preserved examples
As of 2014[update], 43 Class 9600 locomotives are preserved at various locations in Japan.[3]
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.[4]
^ abNaotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.54&95 ISBN 0-87011-185-X
^中国蒸汽機車世紀集影 (Centennial Collection of Chinese Steam Locomotives), China Railway Publishing House, July 2001, ISBN 7-113-04148-5 (in Chinese)
^Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 72, 126-127. ISBN978-4863209282. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^さいたま市の39685号機が解体へ. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
9608 preserved at Ome Railway Park
39685 preserved in Saitama
49643 preserved in Abashiri, Hokkaido
59601 preserved in Nayoro, Hokkaido
KD55-579 preserved at the China Railway Museum
KD5-373 preserved at the China Railway Museum
DT609, one of 39 locomotives of the DT580 Class (based on the 9600 Class steam locomotives from Japan) preserved in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
