The China Railways JF15 (解放15, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, built by the American Locomotive Company in the United States in 1928−1929.[citation needed]

China Railways JF15 (解放15)
Manchukuo National Mikana class (ミカナ)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderALCo
Build date1928−1929
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,321 mm (4 ft 4.0 in)
Length20,269 mm (66 ft 6.0 in)
Total weight135.17 t (133.04 long tons)
Career
OperatorsJihai Railway
Manchukuo National Railway
China Railway
ClassMNR: ミカサ (1933−1938)
MNR: ミカナ (1938−1945)
CR: ㄇㄎ15 (1951−1959)
CR: 解放15 (1959–end)
Number in class6
NumbersMNR: ミカナ517−ミカナ522
CR: ?

These locomotives were originally built for the Jihai Railway.[citation needed] After the Japanese established the puppet state of Manchukuo, these and other privately owned railways in the territory of Manchukuo were nationalised to create the Manchukuo National Railway, which designated these the Mikasa (ミカサ) class, becoming Mikana (ミカナ) class after the classification reform of 1938.

After the end of the Pacific War, these locomotives were passed on to the Republic of China Railway. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, China Railways designated them ㄇㄎ15 (MK15) class in 1951, and subsequently 解放15 (JF15) class in 1959.[citation needed]

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