JGR Class 7350

JGR Class 7350
7354 at an unknown date
Technical specifications
Serial number(s)	5703 – 5708
Manufacturer(s)	Rogers Locomotive Works
Build date	1902
Total produced	6
Classification	2-6-0
Dimensions	13,989 mm × 2,438 mm × 3,632 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	89.4 m²
Service information
Years in-service	1902 – 1937
Running numbers	7350 – 7355 (originally 17 – 22)
Disposition details
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	6

The JGR Class 7350 (originally the Hokkaido Government Railway Class B4) was a 2-6-0 Mogul-type steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways from 1902 to 1937.

History

The Class 7350 was an early steam locomotive operated in Japan. The type was ordered by the Hokkaido Government Railway, with a total of six locomotives manufactured by the Rogers Locomotive Works in 1902. These were classified as the Class B4 locomotives and numbered 17 through 22. These were later reclassified as the Class Ee with their numbers unchanged.

The locomotives were reclassified as the Class 7350 in 1909 when a formal rule regarding standardized classification of locomotives was enacted; the locomotives were thus renumbered 7350 through 7355. The locomotives were initially used around Asahikawa; in their later careers they were used as shunting locomotives in Temiya. The locomotives were all retired by 1937, with none sold to private railroads. No Class 7350s have been preserved.