China Railways BJ

Beijing, mostly referred to as BJ, is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive used in the People's Republic of China. It is named after the capital city of China, Beijing.

Beijing
北京
BJ3248 in Nanpiao, Liaoning
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderFebruary 7th Works
 China
ModelStandard
Build date1970 - 1991
Total produced346 (standard)
12 (24) (2-unit)
16 (port)
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICB-B
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)
Wheel diameter1,050 mm (41 in)
Minimum curve125 m (410 ft 1 in)
Length15,045 mm (49 ft 4.3 in)
Width3,285 mm (10 ft 9.3 in)
Height4,512 mm (14 ft 9.6 in)
Axle load23 t (51,000 lb)
Loco weight92 t (203,000 lb)
Fuel capacity5,500 L (1,500 US gal)
Water cap1,200 L (320 US gal)
Prime mover12V240ZJA
RPM range1100 rpm
Engine typeV12 diesel
Cylinders12
Cylinder size240 mm × 260 mm (9.4 in × 10.2 in)
TransmissionHydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output1,990 kW (2,670 hp)
Tractive effort:
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 • Continuous163 kN (37,000 lbf)
Career
OperatorsChina Railway
Korean State Railway
Numbers BJ 1001 - 1012 (port, std g)

BJ 1101 - 1104 (port, brd g)
BJ 2001A/B - 2012A/B (2-unit)
BJ 3001 - 3346 (standard)

내연301 - 내연333

BJ were made in two different versions, a standard version and a kou'an (port) version. China Railways DF7D, a diesel electric locomotive based on DF7B, has a similar appearance to the Beijing locomotive.

North Korea

From 2002 the Korean State Railway has received a number of BJ class locomotives second-hand from China. They are used mostly for heavy shunting and on local freight trains around P'yŏngyang.[1] At least 33 have been delivered, numbered in the 내연301 - 내연333 series (내연 = Naeyŏn, "internal combustion"); most are still painted in their original Chinese blue livery, but a few have been repainted into the standard North Korean scheme of light blue over dark green, and at least one, 내연310, is painted in a scheme identical to the Chinese green livery used on Chinese DF4 locomotives.

In fiction

Titipo Titipo the korean animation character Danny, is based on this locomotive.

References
  1. Kokubu, Hayato (January 2007). 将軍様の鉄道. Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō. p. 103. ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6.


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