Sentetsu Pureshi-class locomotives

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,370 mm (54 in)
Length	10,222 mm (33 ft 6.4 in)
Width	2,946 mm (9 ft 8.0 in)
Height	4,470 mm (14 ft 8 in)
Adhesive weight	38.50 t (37.89 long tons)
Loco weight	54.00 t (53.15 long tons)
Fuel capacity	2.70 t (2.66 long tons)
Water cap.	6,800 L (1,800 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	2.74 m2 (29.5 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Small tubes	173 x 51 mm (2.0 in)
Boiler pressure	11.5 kgf/cm2 (164 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	9.84 m2 (105.9 sq ft)
• Tubes	91.76 m2 (987.7 sq ft)
• Total surface	101.60 m2 (1,093.6 sq ft)
Cylinders	1
Cylinder size	410 mm × 610 mm (16 in × 24 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Gyeongseong Works (rebuilder)
Build date	1925–
Total produced	46

Chosen Government Railway Pureshi class (プレシ)
Korean National Railroad Pureo4 class (푸러4)
Korean State Railway Purŏnŏ class (부러너)
Chosen Government Railway Pureshi class (プレシ); Korean National Railroad Pureo4 class (푸러4); Korean State Railway Purŏnŏ class (부러너)
	A Sentetsu Pureshi-class locomotive as rebuilt in 1925.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Gyeongseong Works (rebuilder)
Build date	1925–
Total produced	46
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,370 mm (54 in)
Length	10,222 mm (33 ft 6.4 in)
Width	2,946 mm (9 ft 8.0 in)
Height	4,470 mm (14 ft 8 in)
Adhesive weight	38.50 t (37.89 long tons)
Loco weight	54.00 t (53.15 long tons)
Fuel capacity	2.70 t (2.66 long tons)
Water cap.	6,800 L (1,800 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	2.74 m2 (29.5 sq ft)
Boiler:;
• Small tubes	173 x 51 mm (2.0 in)
Boiler pressure	11.5 kgf/cm2 (164 psi)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	9.84 m2 (105.9 sq ft)
• Tubes	91.76 m2 (987.7 sq ft)
• Total surface	101.60 m2 (1,093.6 sq ft)
Cylinders	1
Cylinder size	410 mm × 610 mm (16 in × 24 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	75 km/h (47 mph)
Tractive effort	72.1 kN (16,200 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	Chosen Government Railway; Korean National Railroad; Korean State Railway
Class	Sentetsu: プレシ; KNR: 푸러4; KSR: 부러너
Number in class	Sentetsu: 46
Numbers	Sentetsu: プレシ1–プレシ46
Delivered	1925–

Power typeSteam

BuilderGyeongseong Works (rebuilder)

Build date1925–

The Pureshi-class (プレシ) 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]

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Sentetsu Pureshi-class locomotives

Postwar

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