JGR Class 3380

The JGR Class 3380 consisted of four Vauclain compound 2-6-2T wheel arrangement steam locomotives of the Japanese Government Railways. They were built by the San'yō Railway as numbers 125-128 and inherited by the JGR under nationalization in 1907. They continued to serve on the San'yō Main Line until 1919, when they were sent to Hokkaido. All four were scrapped in 1925.

JGR Class 3380
Class 3380 locomotive in service on the San'yō Railway as no. 126, prior to nationalization
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Sanyō Railway Build date 1906 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-2T Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Driver dia. 1,270 mm (4 ft 2 in) Length 10.846 m (35 ft 7.0 in) Loco weight 39.35 t Fuel capacity 1.94 t Water cap. 6.71 m3 (1,773 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.58 m2 (17 sq ft) Boiler pressure 12.7 kg/cm2 (181 lbf/in2) Heating surface 91.1 m2 (981 sq ft) Cylinders four (Vauclain compound) High-pressure cylinder 29.2 cm × 55.9 cm (11 in × 22 in) Low-pressure cylinder 48.3 cm × 55.9 cm (19 in × 22 in) Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures Tractive effort 8,100kg (single), 5,930kg (double)
Career Retired 1925 Disposition All scrapped

Accidents

No. 3382 was involved in an accident in Kobe on 28 November 1918 when it pushed two other locomotives into the harbor due to incorrectly set brakes.

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification