Sentetsu Pureko-class locomotives
2-6-2 steam locomotive
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)| Performance figures | |
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| Maximum speed | 75 km/h (47 mph) |
| Tractive effort | 66.0 kN (14,800 lbf) |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Chosen Government Railway Korean State Railway |
| Class | Sentetsu: プレコ KSR: 부러오 |
| Number in class | 2 |
| Numbers | Sentetsu: プレコ1, プレコ2 KSR: 부러오1, 부러오2 |
| Delivered | 1911 |
The Pureko-class (プレコ) locomotives were a group of steam tank locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement of used by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) in Korea. The "Pure" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement were called "Prairie".[1]
In all, Sentetsu owned 227 locomotives of all Pure classes, whilst privately owned railways owned another 52; of these 279 locomotives, 169 went to the Korean National Railroad in South Korea and 110 to the Korean State Railway in North Korea.[2]
Description
The Baldwin Locomotive Works of the United States built two 2-6-2 tank locomotives in 1911, which were operated by the privately owned Domun Railway after 1920.[3] Both were taken over by Sentetsu after the nationalisation of the Domun Railway in 1929; after the general renumbering of 1938 they were designated プレコ (Pureko) class and numbered プレコ1 and プレコ2.[4]
Postwar: Korean State Railway 부러오 (Purŏo) class
After the Liberation and partition of Korea, both ended up in North Korea after Liberation, and were operated by the Korean State Railway[4] designated 부러오 (Purŏo) class.
References
- ^ Colvin, Fred H. (1906). The railroad pocket-book: a quick reference cyclopedia of railroad information. New York, Derry-Collard; London, Locomotive Publishing Company (US-UK co-edition). p. L‑9.
- ^ "North and South Korea Steam Locomotives". 20 April 2004. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 푸러형 증기기관차(탱크식)를 알아보자. 2 December 2012 (in Korean)
- ^ a b Byeon, Seong-u (1999). 한국철도차량 100년사 [Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial] (in Korean). Seoul: Korea Rolling Stock Technical Corp.
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