Sentetsu Goroi-class locomotive

The Goroi class (ゴロイ) was a class of steam tank locomotives of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) with 2-4-2 wheel arrangement.[1] The "Goro" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-4-2 wheel arrangement were called "Columbia".[2]

Chosen Government Railway Goroi class (ゴロイ) Korean State Railway Koroha class (고로하)
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Kisha Seizō Build date 1924 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-2T Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,370 mm (54 in) Length 9,292 mm (365.8 in) Height 4,250 mm (167 in) Adhesive weight 28.00 t (27.56 long tons) Loco weight 43.85 t (43.16 long tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 1.27 t (1.25 long tons) Water cap 4.50 m^3 (159 cu ft) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 1.12 m^2 (12.1 sq ft) Boiler: ​  • Small tubes 68 x 51 mm (2.0 in)  • Large tubes 15 x 137 mm (5.4 in) Boiler pressure 13.0 kgf/cm^2 (185 psi) Heating surface 69.2 m^2 (745 sq ft)  • Tubes 47.4 m^2 (510 sq ft)  • Firebox 5.6 m^2 (60 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 16.2 m^2 (174 sq ft) Cylinder size 300 mm × 457 mm (11.8 in × 18.0 in) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 75 km/h (47 mph) Tractive effort 32.0 kN (7,200 lbf)
Career Operators Chosen Government Railway Korean State Railway Class Sentetsu: ゴロイ KSR: 고로하 Number in class 3 Numbers Sentetsu: ゴロイ1 – ゴロイ3 (1938-1945) KSR: 고로하1 – 고로하3

Description

Three Goro-class locomotives were built in 1923 by Kisha Seizō of Japan for Sentetsu,[3] delivered in 1924.[1] Initially numbered 61-63, they received the ゴロイ1 through ゴロイ3 numbers in Sentetsu's general renumbering of 1938.[1]

After the partition of Korea, all three Goroi-class locomotives went to the Korean State Railway in North Korea, where they were designated 고로하 (Koroha) class and numbered 고로하1 through 고로하3.[4]

Construction

Sentetsu running number		Postwar
Original	1938–1945	Owner	Number	Builder	Year	Works number
ゴロ61	ゴロイ1	KSR	고로하1	Kisha Seizō	1923	754
ゴロ62	ゴロイ2	KSR	고로하1	Kisha Seizō	1923	755
ゴロ63	ゴロイ3	KSR	고로하1	Kisha Seizō	1923	756
Total						3

References

1. Byeon, Seong-u (1999). 한국철도차량 100년사 [Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial] (in Korean). Seoul: Korea Rolling Stock Technical Corp.
2. Colvin, Fred H. (1906). The railroad pocket-book: a quick reference cyclopedia of railroad information. New York, Derry-Collard; London, Locomotive Publishing Company (US-UK co-edition).
3. Yamada, Keitarō (1972). 汽車会社蒸気機関車製造史 [Manufacturing History of Kisha Kaisha Steam Locomotives] (in Japanese). Nagoya: Kōyūsha.
4. "North and South Korea Steam Locomotives". 20 April 2004. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)