JGR Class 3005

The JGR Class 3005 (originally the Karafuto Prefectural Railway Class 1) was a 2-6-2T Prairie-type saddle tank steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways from 1912 to 1945.
==History==
The Class 3005 was an early steam locomotive operated in Japan. The type was ordered by the Karafuto Prefectural Railway, with a single locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company and delivered to the railroad in 1912; it was classified the Class 1 and numbered as such. The locomotive was designed for use in colder climates.
When the Karafuto Prefectural Railway was acquired by the JGR in 1944, the Class 1 locomotive was reclassified as the Class 3005 and renumbered as such. The locomotive was then used for the construction of a narrow gauge railroad. The locomotive was requisitioned by the Soviet Union after their takeover of Karafuto and in 1945 and its JGR service life ended there; it is not clear what happened to it on the Soviet Railways although the locomotive was likely scrapped.
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