JGR Class 8150

The Class 8150 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive used on Japanese Government Railways. The 8150 class were among the seven hundred locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States for export to Japan.[1]

Class 8150

Type and origin
Reference:[1]
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1890
Total produced	6

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-6-0 Mogul
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Leading dia.	762 mm (2 ft 6.0 in)
Driver dia.	1,219 mm (4 ft 0 in)
Wheelbase	5.969 m (19 ft 7.0 in)
Length	14.935 m (49 ft 0 in)
Loco weight	39.35 t
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	3 t
Water cap	8.2 m³ (2,166 US gal)
Firebox: • Firegrate area	1.7 m² (18 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	9.5 kg/cm² (135 lbf/in²)
Heating surface	114.4 m² (1,231 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	45.7 cm × 55.9 cm (18 in × 22 in)

See also

Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References

Naotaka Hirota Steam Locomotives of Japan (1972) Kodansha International Ltd. pp.38,91&104 ISBN 0-87011-185-X

Imperial Japanese Railway Steam Locomotives

Four-driver (A)	No class (1) A1 (150) A2 (110) A3 A4 (120, 130) A5 (190) A6 (160) · A7 (160) A8 (500, 600, 700) A9 (860) A10 (230)
Six-driver (B)	B1 (1290) B2 (1800, 1850) B3, B4 (1060, 1100) B5 (3080) B6 (2100, 2120, 2400, 2500) B7 (3150)
Abt-type Six-driver (C)	C1 (3900) C2 (3920) C3 (3950, 3980)

Four-driver (D)	D1 (5000) D2 (5100) D3 (5490) D4 (5130) D5 (5300, 5400) D6 (5500, 5630) D7 (5680) D8 (6150) D9 (6200, 6270, 6300, 6350) D10 (5700) D11 (5160) D12 (6400)
Six-driver (E)	E1 (7010, 7030) E2 (7450) E3 (8150) E4 (7700) E5 (7900) E6 (7950) E7 (8100)
Eight-driver (F)	F1 (9150) F2 (9200)

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