 
 
 
| 16-17 Number of Railway Locomotives | ||||||
| (unit) | ||||||
| Item | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 
| Number of Locomotives Owned by | 11772 | 13592 | 15146 | 14472 | 16066 | 16547 | 
| National Railways | ||||||
| Steam Locomotives | 7674 | 6279 | 4347 | 601 | 82 | 94 | 
| Qianjin Model | 4429 | 4188 | 2985 | 261 | 24 | 24 | 
| Jianshe Model | 1216 | 1644 | 1329 | 340 | 58 | 70 | 
| Diesel Locomotives | 3511 | 5680 | 8282 | 10355 | 11135 | 11331 | 
| Dongfeng Model IV | 955 | 2351 | 4362 | 5623 | 6458 | 6443 | 
| Electric Locomotives | 587 | 1633 | 2517 | 3516 | 4849 | 5122 | 
| Shaoshan Model I | 505 | 816 | 814 | 800 | 670 | 664 | 
| Number of Locomotives Owned by | 368 | 378 | 398 | 327 | 352 | 348 | 
| Local Railways | ||||||
| Steam Locomotives | 239 | 253 | 260 | 159 | 89 | 59 | 
| Diesel Locomotives | 129 | 125 | 129 | 168 | 263 | 289 | 
| Number of Locomotives Owned by | 454 | 604 | 578 | |||
| Joint-venture Railways | ||||||
| Steam Locomotives | 151 | 92 | 40 | |||
| Diesel Locomotives | 303 | 474 | 494 | |||
| Electric Locomotives | 38 | 44 | ||||