The
First Renmin Type Loco:
This was the improved successor to Sifang Locomotive Factory's own first
prototype, the Shengli, first produced 2 years earlier.
The factory in total produced 258 locos of this particular "Renmin"
design bearing the name of China's people.
The original factory production plate
Technical Details:
Built: April 1958 in P.R.C.
Serial Number: 1001
Power: Steam
Type: Renmin (RM) ("People")
Axle: 2-3-1
Length: 23.25 m
Max. Speed: 110 km/h
Other:
As its forerunner, this loco was built for speed. And 110 km/h in 1958 was
by any then standards just that: SPEED!
Even so care was taken to details. Enjoy for instance the alarm bell with
its simple pull-wire construction on the picture left.
The front was the classical boiler door with a front lantern. Note the
foot steps mounted on the front on both sides.
