The Satai class (サタイ) class locomotives were a class of large steam tank locomotives of the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) with 2-10-2T wheel arrangement.[1] The "Sata" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-10-2 wheel arrangement were called "Santa Fe".[2]
The Satai class were large tank locomotives with high tractive effort, designed specifically for use on mountainous lines. Designed locally, a total of 24 were delivered to Sentetsu, the first four being built in 1934 at the , and the last five in 1939 by Hitachi.[1] Originally numbered 1801 through 1819, they received the サタイ1 through サタイ19 numbers in Sentetsu's general renumbering of 1938, while サタイ20–サタイ24 were built in 1939, after the new numbering system was introduced.[3]
Postwar[]
In the division of railway assets between North and South, sixteen of the Satai class locomotives went to the Korean State Railway in the North, designated 사다하 (Sadaha) class, and eight to the Korean National Railroad in the South, as 사타 (Sata) class.[3]
Construction[]
Original number
1938 number
Build year
Builder
Assembly location
Postwar owner
Postwar number
Notes
1801
サタイ1
1934
Gyeongseong
Gyeongseong
?
1802
サタイ2
1934
Gyeongseong
Gyeongseong
KNR
사타2
Retired by 1953 and stored at Susaek Station near Seoul.[3]
1803
サタイ3
1934
Gyeongseong
Gyeongseong
KNR
사타3
Retired by 1953 and stored at Susaek Station near Seoul.[3]
1804
サタイ4
1934
Gyeongseong
Gyeongseong
?
1805
サタイ5
1935
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Gyeongseong
?
1806
サタイ6
1935
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Gyeongseong
?
1807
サタイ7
1935
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Gyeongseong
?
1808
サタイ8
1935
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Gyeongseong
?
1809
サタイ9
1936
Gyeongseong
Gyeongseong
?
1810
サタイ10
1936
Gyeongseong
Gyeongseong
?
1811
サタイ11
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1812
サタイ12
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1813
サタイ13
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1814
サタイ14
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1815
サタイ15
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1816
サタイ16
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1817
サタイ17
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1818
サタ���18
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
1819
サタイ19
1937
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
サタイ20
1939
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
サタイ21
1939
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
KNR
사타21
Retired by 1953 and stored at Susaek Station near Seoul.[3]
サタイ22
1939
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
サタイ23
1939
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
KNR
사타23
Retired by 1953 and stored at Susaek Station near Seoul.[3]
サタイ24
1939
Nippon Sharyo (日本車輌)
Sentetsu Busan shops
?
Total
24
References[]
^ abByeon, Seong-u (1999). 한국철도차량 100년사 [Korean Railways Rolling Stock Centennial] (in Korean). Seoul: Korea Rolling Stock Technical Corp. pp. 42–43.