China Railways PL2

Power typeSteam

Power typeSteam

Builder

• Nippon Sharyō
• Tangshan Railway Vehicle

Serial numberプレニ 1–20 (SMR), PL2 31–50, various other numbers (CR)

China Railways PL2 Mantetsu Pureni(プレニ)
PL2-248, Kiraku-yama park, Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki, Japan, March 2018
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Nippon Sharyō Tangshan Railway Vehicle Serial number プレニ 1–20 (SMR), PL2 31–50, various other numbers (CR) Build date 1935, 1958–1959
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,370 mm (53.94 in) Length 18.226 m (59 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Loco weight 68 t (66.9 long tons; 75.0 short tons) Tender weight 22.5 t (22.1 long tons; 24.8 short tons) Fuel type Coal Tender cap. 6 t (5.9 long tons; 6.6 short tons) (coal), 18 m3 (636 cu ft) (water) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 500 mm × 610 mm (19.685 in × 24.016 in) bore x stroke
Performance figures Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)
Career Operators South Manchuria Railway China Railway Numbers 1–20, 31–50, 248, various other numbers Delivered 1935, 1958–1959 First run 1935 Retired February 2000 Preserved One Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped
References:[1][2]

The PL2 class 2-6-2 "Prairie" is one of the industrial locomotives used by China Railway, originally built in 1935 by Nippon Sharyō for the South Manchuria Railway, which designated them Pureni (プレニ) class.^[1]

After the war, Pureni class locomotives were taken over by the China Railway, becoming class ㄆㄌ2 in 1951, later PL2 in 1959, numbers 31–50.^[1][2] The PL2's were dispatched by diesels in February 2000 with No. 244 being the last one reported in service at the Anshan Steelworks.^[1][2]