
The People's Pacific
RM.1242 was on shed at Jiamusi on the morning of 4 April 1988. In common with most post-liberation Chinese locomotive classes, the RM Pacifics were named on a patriotic theme, in this case RM stood for Renmin or "the People".
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 88-C5-05
camera : Mamiya 645 1000s
lens : 80mm f/2.8
focal length : 80.0mm (53.3mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/8.0
ISO : 200 ISO
original : 645 TMY TMax 400
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : RM.1242
Train : stabled
Location : Jiamusi Depot
Line : Jiamusi Area
Country : China
Date & Time : 04/04/1988 10:30