This is a list of locomotives in the People's Republic of China.
Steam locomotives
- QJ
- SY (2-8-2) Many remain on industrial lines and short lines
- JS (2-8-2) Many remain on industrial lines and short lines
Diesel locomotives
Dongfeng (DF) series
The Dongfeng series of locomotives are the most important in Chinese railtransport, with the Dongfeng4 (DF4) being by far the most common locomotive to be seen on Chinese rails.
- DF: DF, DF1, DF3
- DF1: see DF
- DF2: DF2
- DF3: see DF
- DF4: DF4, DF4B, DF4C, DF4D & DF4DD
- DF5: DF5, DF5B, DF5C & DF5D
- DF7: DF7, DF7B, DF7C, DF7D, DF7E, DF7F, DF7G & DF7J
- DF8: DF8, DF8B, DF8BJ & DF8CJ
- DF9: DF9
- DF10: DF10
- DF11: DF11, DF11G & DF11Z
- DF12: DF12
Imported locomotives
Electric locomotives
AC-DC transmission
Shaoshan (SS) series
AC-DC-AC transmission
- AC4000
- DJ1 "Gofront"
- DJ2 "Olympic Star"
- Tiansuo
- SSJ3 (Prototype of HXD3)
"Harmony" (HX) series
- HXD1 (Made by Zhuzhou and Siemens)
- HXD2 (Made by Alstom and Datong)
- HXD3 (Made by Dalian and Toshiba)
Imported locomotives
- 6G (France)
- 6Y1 (USSR)
- 6Y2 (France)
- 6K (Kawasaki, Japan)
- 8G (USSR)
- 8K (50 Hz Group: Alsthom, Siemens, BBC and others)
- HXD2 (Alstom, France)


