China Railways BJ

The Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng), mostly referred to as BJ, is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive used in the People's Republic of China. It is named after the capital city of China, Beijing.

Beijing 北京
BJ 3248 in Nanpiao, Liaoning
China
Model	Standard
Build date	1970 - 1991
Total produced	346 (standard) 12 (24) (2-unit) 16 (port)

China Railway
Korean State RailwayNumbers BJ 1001 - 1012 (port, std g)

BJ 1101 - 1104 (port, brd g)
BJ 2001A/B - 2012A/B (2-unit)
BJ 3001 - 3346 (standard)
BJ 6001 (trunk freight)

내연301 - 내연333

BJ were made in two different versions, a standard version and a kou'an (port) version. China Railways DF7D, a diesel electric locomotive based on DF7B, has a similar appearance to the Beijing locomotive.

North Korea

From 2002 the Korean State Railway has received a number of BJ class locomotives second-hand from China. They are used mostly for heavy shunting and on local freight trains around P'yŏngyang. At least 33 have been delivered, numbered in the 내연301 - 내연333 series (내연 = Naeyŏn, "internal combustion"); most are still painted in their original Chinese blue livery, but a few have been repainted into the standard North Korean scheme of light blue over dark green, and at least one, 내연310, is painted in a scheme identical to the Chinese green livery used on Chinese DF4 locomotives.

Gallery

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  BJ at Beijing Railway Station
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  BJ 1002 at Manzhouli Railway Station
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  BJ 3001 at Beijing Erqi Locomotive Factory
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  BJ 3003 at the China Railway Museum
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  BJ 2007 at Shidu station in Fangshan District, Beijing
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  BJ 6001

References

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