Class 8900
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Build date1911-1912
Total produced36
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-6-2 Pacific
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 mph (113 km/h)
Career
Retired1957
DispositionAll withdrawn and scrapped

The JGR Class 8900 was a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive type formerly used in Japan by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The locomotives were built by the American Locomotive Company in the USA. They were the first 4-6-2 Pacific types used in Japan. They were numbered 8900-8935 they remained in service until 1957 when they were scrapped. And none are preserved.

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