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The Korean State Railway's classification system presently uses a two-character type designator and a class number. [7]Initially steam and electric locomotives used a modification of the system used by Sentetsu prior to war's end; however, instead of using Japanese numbers, this class number was based on Korean numbers, and the two-syllable type designations were converted from Japanese ...
Steam locomotives of South Korea (44 P) D. Diesel–electric locomotives of South Korea (11 P) S. Standard gauge locomotives of South Korea (16 P)
View of the feedwater heater on a Sentetsu Matei-class locomotive. With the development of mining operations in the northern part of Korea, traffic volumes increased significantly, and Sentetsu found a need for a locomotive with strong pulling power suitable for use on mountainous lines with sharp curves and steep slopes.
The Pureo7-300 class (Korean: 푸러7-300) was a class consisting of steam tank locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement operated by the Korean National Railroad in South Korea. The "Pureo" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement were called "Prairie". [1]
Pages in category "Steam locomotives of South Korea" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Purena-class (プレナ) 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]
Following the end of the Pacific War and the subsequent partition of Korea in 1945, these locomotives were all divided between the Korean National Railroad in the South and the Korean State Railway in the North; [1] of the 141 Pashi-class locomotives that survived the war, 73 went to the South and 68 to the North at the time of the division. [2]
The Pureo7-100 class (Korean: 푸러7-100) consisted of a single steam tank locomotive with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement, which the Korean National Railroad operated in South Korea. [1] The "Pureo" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement were called "Prairie". [2]