China Railways RM

The China Railways RM type steam locomotive was a type of 4-6-2 mainline general purpose steam locomotive. They were built from 1958-1966 with a total of 258 built they were numbered 1001-1258. The first Locomotives were retired and scrapped in the 1980’s with the last ones retired between 1990 and 1999.

Preservation

 * RM-1001 is preserved at the China Railway Museum.
 * RM-1247 is preserved at Shenyang Railway Museum.

In fiction
In the 2016 animated film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, the 2018 animated film ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! and Thomas & Friends'' Series 22, 23 and 24, a Chinese character named Yong Bao was based on the RM Class.