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Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in)
Length	20,320 mm (66 ft 8 in)
Total weight	135.5 t (133.4 long tons)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Škoda Works
Build date	1927–1930
Total produced	19

China Railways JF3 (解放3)
Manchukuo National Mikasa class (ミカサ)
China Railways JF3 (解放3); Manchukuo National Mikasa class (ミカサ)
	JF3-2558 at the Shenyang Steam Locomotive Museum
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Škoda Works
Build date	1927–1930
Total produced	19
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,400 mm (4 ft 7 in)
Length	20,320 mm (66 ft 8 in)
Total weight	135.5 t (133.4 long tons)
Operators
Career
Operators	Qike Railway,; Huhai Railway,; Sitao Railway,; Manchukuo National Railway,; China Railway
Class	MNR: ミカニ (1932−1938); MNR: ミカサ (1938−1945); CR: ㄇㄎ3 (1951−1959),; CR: 解放3 (1959–end)
Number in class	19
Numbers	CR: 2551–2700
Retired	1990
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The China Railways JF3 (解放3, Jiěfàng, "liberation") class steam locomotive was a class of 2-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the China Railway, built by the Škoda Works in Czechoslovakia in 1927–1930.

History

These locomotives were originally built for the Qike Railway, the Huhai Railway, and the Sitao Railway.^[1] 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 Mikani (ミカニ) class.^[1] In 1938 they were reclassified Mikasa (ミカサ) class.

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 ㄇㄎ3 (MK3) class in 1951, and subsequently 解放3 (JF3) class in 1959.^[1]