JGR Class 6760

JGR Class 6760
6773 at an unknown date
Technical specifications
Designer(s)	Yoshimatsu Ota
Serial number(s)	168 – 195, 227 – 250, 297 – 312, 399 – 418
Manufacturer(s)	Kawasaki Shipyards
Build date	1914 – 1918
Total produced	88
Classification	4-4-0
Dimensions	16,286 mm × Unknown × 3,738 mm
Rail gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Cylinders	2
Boiler pressure	12.7 kg/cm²
Firegrate area	1.63m²
Fuel type	Coal
Heating area	88.4m²
Service information
Years in-service	1914 – 1958
Running numbers	6760 – 6847
Disposition details
Preserved	None
Number operational	None
Number scrapped	88

The JGR Class 6760 was a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways from 1914 to 1958.

History

The Class 6760 was designed by Yoshimatsu Ota and were used mainly as mixed-traffic locomotives. It is said to have been the first example of a Japanese standardized locomotive design, featuring various traits from its predecessors, the 6700 and 6750. A total of 88 were manufactured by Kawasaki Shipyards, now Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

The 6760s were said to have had inferior performance to the Class 8620 locomotives and had rough rides. As such, most were relegated to shunting duties and remained so until the end of their lives. The locomotives were retired by 1958, with none being sold to private railways. No Class 6760s have been preserved.