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ET7
The Polish T2D, which was very similar to the ET7 class.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Fablok
Build date1959-61
Total produced90 [1] [2]
Specifications
Configuration:
 •  Whyte 0-8-0T [1]
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,100 mm (43.31 in)
Width11 m (36.09 ft)
Loco weight66 t (65.0 long tons; 72.8 short tons)
CylindersTwo, outside
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Career
Disposition1 preserved, remainder scrapped

The China Railways ET7 class of locomotives were a series of 90 0-8-0T machines for industrial use built by Fablok of Poland.

History

90 locomotives were built and exported to China between 1959 and 1961 for use on industrial sites, including steelworks. [1] Many units were still in work in the 1980s and some of the machines remained in use until the 1990s. [1] [2]

ET7-5333 is preserved at Baotou Museum.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : ET7 Class 0-8-0T". www.railography.com.
  2. ^ a b Tomasz Galka. "TKp (T2D, 'Śląsk')". www.locomotives.com.pl.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ET7
The Polish T2D, which was very similar to the ET7 class.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Fablok
Build date1959-61
Total produced90 [1] [2]
Specifications
Configuration:
 •  Whyte 0-8-0T [1]
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,100 mm (43.31 in)
Width11 m (36.09 ft)
Loco weight66 t (65.0 long tons; 72.8 short tons)
CylindersTwo, outside
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Career
Disposition1 preserved, remainder scrapped

The China Railways ET7 class of locomotives were a series of 90 0-8-0T machines for industrial use built by Fablok of Poland.

History

90 locomotives were built and exported to China between 1959 and 1961 for use on industrial sites, including steelworks. [1] Many units were still in work in the 1980s and some of the machines remained in use until the 1990s. [1] [2]

ET7-5333 is preserved at Baotou Museum.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : ET7 Class 0-8-0T". www.railography.com.
  2. ^ a b Tomasz Galka. "TKp (T2D, 'Śląsk')". www.locomotives.com.pl.



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