JNR Class C53

Class C53
C53 10 in January 1935
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Build date 1928-1929
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 4-6-2 Pacific
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Total weight 115.50 t (113.68 long tons; 127.32 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Cylinders 3
Career
Operators JNR
Number in class 97
Preserved 1
Disposition Withdrawn

The Class C53 (C53形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929. A total of 97 Class C53 locomotives were built.[1]

Preserved examples

As of 2012, one Class C53 locomotives has been preserved in Japan, C53 45, at the Kyoto Railway Museum (formerly Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 74, 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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