Guoqing
-National Day:
This particular locomotive #2101 rolled off the production line late
September 1950 ready for going into service on 1st October 1950.
This coincided with the Republic's 1st anniversary and in celebration
hereof it was decided to name this locomotive "National
Day".
Plague from the boiler
Technical Details:
Built: 1950 in PRC
Type: Jiefang
Serial Number: 2101
Power: Steam
Axle: 1-4-1
Length: 21.91 m
Top Speed: 70 km/h
Other:
This locomotive was produced by the Sifang Locomotive Factory but later
restored.
Its power train is classical as is in fact its entire build. The details
to the left bear clear witness to this.
