China Railways KD7

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Driver dia.1,520 mm (59.84 in)Length20.300 m (66 ft 7.2 in)Loco weight152 t (150 long tons; 168 short tons)Tender cap.11.5 t (11.3 long tons; 12.7 short tons) (coal),
25 m³ (883 cu ft) (water)Cylinders2Cylinder size560 mm × 710 mm (22.047 in × 27.953 in)
bore x stroke

Performance figures
Maximum speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Power output	1,203 hp (897 kW) (at wheels)
Tractive effort	170 kN (38,000 lbf)

Career
Operators	China Railway

The China Railways KD7 type steam locomotive was a type of 2-8-0 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. KD7 locomotives were built in the United States and supplied to China by UNRRA as part of the post war rehabilitation effort in 1946. China received 160 locos while others of the same design went to Belgium as NMBS/SNCB Type 29.^[1]

At least four KD7s are thought to have been preserved. KD7 534 is at Beijing Railway Museum, KD7 587 is at Shanghai History Museum^[2] and KD7 641 is at Shanghai Railway Museum and KD7 513 at the Datong Locomotive Works Museum.^[3] A fifth loco, KD7 511, was reported to be under restoration in Hangzhou in 2002.^[4]

See also

• China Railways KD6
• China Railways JF10
• NMBS/SNCB Type 29

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