China Railways ET7

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0T
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,100 mm (43.31 in)
Width	11 m (36.09 ft)
Loco weight	66 t (65.0 long tons; 72.8 short tons)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Fablok
Build date	1959-61
Total produced	90

ET7
ET7
	The Polish T2D, which was very similar to the ET7 class.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Fablok
Build date	1959-61
Total produced	90
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0T
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,100 mm (43.31 in)
Width	11 m (36.09 ft)
Loco weight	66 t (65.0 long tons; 72.8 short tons)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	40 km/h (25 mph)
Disposition
Career
Disposition	1 preserved, remainder scrapped

The China Railways ET7 class of locomotives were a series of 90 0-8-0T machines for industrial use built by Fablok of Poland.

History[edit]

90 locomotives were built and exported to China between 1959 and 1961 for use on industrial sites, including steelworks.^[1] Many units were still in work in the 1980s and some of the machines remained in use until the 1990s.^[1]^[2]

ET7-5333 is preserved at Baotou Museum.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : ET7 Class 0-8-0T". www.railography.com.
^ ^a ^b Tomasz Galka. "TKp (T2D, 'Śląsk')". www.locomotives.com.pl.

External links[edit]

See also T2D Śląsk (Polish)

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[dc-1] Duncan Cotterill. "Railography : Class Profiles : ET7 Class 0-8-0T". www.railography.com.

[p-2] Tomasz Galka. "TKp (T2D, 'Śląsk')". www.locomotives.com.pl.

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