JGR Class 6750

JGR Class 6750
6753 at an unknown date
Technical specifications
Designer(s)	Yoshimatsu Ota
Serial number(s)	54 – 59
Manufacturer(s)	Kawasaki Shipyards
Build date	1913
Total produced	6
Classification	4-4-0
Dimensions	15,764 mm × 2,692 mm × 3,734 mm
Rail gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Cylinders	2
Boiler pressure	12.7 kg/cm²
Fuel type	Coal
Heating area	91.5 m²
Service information
Years in-service	1913 – 1950
Running numbers	6750 – 6755
Disposition details
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	6

The JGR Class 6750 was a 4-4-0 American-type superheated steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways from 1913 to 1950.

History

The Class 6750 is in essence a superheated derivative of the Class 6700 locomotives. The locomotives were designed by Yoshimatsu Ota, who also designed the Class 6700 locomotives; the locomotives were chosen to have been designed to be superheated based on good performances from the Class 8800 and 8850 locomotives equipped with Schmidt-type superheaters. This locomotive is said to be a precursor of the Class 6760 locomotives.

A total of six locomotives were manufactured by the Kawasaki Shipyards (now Kawasaki Heavy Industries) in 1913. These, like the Class 6700s, were also used to pull short passenger trains. All locomotives were retired by 1950, with none sold to private railroads. No Class 6750s have been preserved.