China Railways RM
The China Railways RM (Chinese: 人民; pinyin: rén mín; lit. 'people' ) type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. They were built from 1958-1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001-1258 . The first Locomotives were retired and scrapped in the 1980’s with the last ones retired between 1990 and 1999 .
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Preservation
- RM-1001 is preserved at the China Railway Museum.[1]
- RM-1247 is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.[note 1]
- RM-1001
In fiction
In the 2016 animated film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, the 2018 animated film Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas & Friends Series 22, 23 and 24, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.[3]
Notes
- However someone think it is not RM.[2]
References
- Duncan Cotterill, RM Class 4-6-2s, Railography
- Duncan Cotterill, The RM That Wasn't, Railography
- Thomas & Friends The Great Race unveils diverse train line-up, retrieved 6 Sep 2016.
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