Number of Railway Locomotives at the Year-end
(unit)    
Item 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003
Number of Locomotives Owned by National Railways 13592 15146 14472 14955 15159 15456
Steam Locomotives 6279 4347 601 381 109  
  Qianjin Model 4188 2985 261 174 31  
  Jianshe Model 1644 1329 340 207 78  
Diesel Locomotives 5680 8282 10355 10598 10752  
Dongfeng Model IV 2351 4362 5623 6302 6373  
Electric Locomotives 1633 2517 3516 3976 3876  
Shaoshan Model I 816 814 800 793 749  
Number of Locomotives Owned by Local Railways 378 398 327 348 357 359
Steam Locomotives 253 260 159 167 141  
Diesel Locomotives 125 129 168 181 216  
Number of Locomotives Owned by Joint-venture Railways     454 453 510 505
Steam Locomotives     151 151 124  
Diesel Locomotives     303 302 344  
Electric Locomotives         42