JNR Class C52

JGR 8200 class
C52 class
8201 (later C52 2) in 1926
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder American Locomotive Company
Serial number 66409–66414
Build date November 1925
Total produced 6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 4-6-2
 • UIC 2′C1′ h3
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia. 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Fuel type Coal
Cylinders Three
Valve gear
Career
Operators
First run February 1926
Scrapped 1947
Disposition All scrapped

The Class C52 (C52形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company for the Japanese Government Railways in 1925. The locomotives were originally classified as the 8200 class under the JGR locomotive classification system.

They were acquired to sample the latest American three-cylinder steam technology; as a consequence only six – the minimum order – were purchased and the tenders were built locally by Hitachi. They were the last Japanese steam locomotives to be imported.

Preserved examples

No Class C52 locomotives have been preserved.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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