Sentetsu Purei-class locomotives
The Purei-class (プレイ) locomotives were a group of steam tank locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement used by the Chosen Government Railway (Sentetsu) in Korea. The "Pure" name came from the American naming system for steam locomotives, under which locomotives with 2-6-2 wheel arrangement were called "Prairie".
Sentetsu Purei-class locomotive No. 25
Chōsen Government Railway
The Chōsen Government Railway was a state-owned railway company in Korea during Japanese rule. It was also colloquially known by the abbreviated name Sentetsu (鮮鐵). It was the operational division of the Railway Bureau of the Government-General of Chōsen , which managed and operated railways in Chōsen, as well as supervised privately owned railway companies.
Steam locomotives Pashiko 13 and Pashisa 7 of the Chosen Government Railways.
Construction of the Seokbong-Changpyeong section of the Hamgyeong Line in 1916.
Image: Sentetsu baltic 503
Image: CR PL3 51