JGR Class 2700 (1912)

JGR Class 2700
2701 at an unknown date
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	JGR's Hamamatsu Works, JGR's Nagano Works, JGR's Shimbashi Works
Build date	1912 – 1914
Total produced	24
Classification	0-6-4T
Dimensions	11,367 mm × Unknown × 3,808 mm
Rail gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Cylinders	2
Boiler pressure	11.3 kg/cm²
Fuel type	Coal
Heating area	73.9 m²
Service information
Years in-service	1912 – 1960
Running numbers	2700 – 2723
Disposition details
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	24

The JGR Class 2700 was a 0-6-4T side tank steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways from 1912 to 1960.

History

The Class 2700 was an early steam locomotive operated in Japan. The type was a modification of various JGR Class 2100 locomotives. A total of twenty four locomotives were modified at JGR's Hamamatsu, Nagano and Shimbashi Works; these locomotives were split into three batches and have minor differences from each other.

The locomotives were largely used around the Chūbu, Chūgoku and Kinki regions. The locomotives changed hands a number of times within the JGR, being transferred to the Sapporo, Tokyo and Aomori Railway Bureaus. On the JGR the locomotives were retired prior to the 1950s, with only one locomotive, 2719, sold to the private sector in 1950. The locomotive was finally retired in 1960. No Class 2700s have been preserved. This is the only known example of an 0-6-4 locomotive in Japan.