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China Railways RM

China Railways RM

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The China Railways RM (Chinese: Chinese: 人民; pinyin: rén mín; lit. 'people' ) type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. They were built from 1958-1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001-1258 . The first Locomotives were retired and scrapped in the 1980’s with the last ones retired between 1990 and 1999 .

Quick Facts RM 人民, Type and origin ...

Preservation

  • RM-1001
  • RM-1163 at Aioi, Hyogo in Japan which was later scrapped in 2006.

In fiction

In the 2016 animated film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, the 2018 animated film Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas & Friends Series 22, 23 and 24, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    However someone think it is not RM.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Duncan Cotterill, RM Class 4-6-2s, Railography
  2. [2]
    Duncan Cotterill, The RM That Wasn't, Railography
  3. [3]
    Thomas & Friends The Great Race unveils diverse train line-up, retrieved 6 Sep 2016.
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