JNR Class C50

Class C50

Preserved C50 125 in January 2006
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi
Build date 1929-1933
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 2-6-0
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia. 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Length 16,680 mm (54 ft 9 in)
Height 3,885 mm (12 ft 9.0 in)
Loco weight 52.8 t (52.0 long tons; 58.2 short tons)
Total weight 87.7 t (86.3 long tons; 96.7 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Cylinder size 470 mm × 610 mm (19 in × 24 in)
Career
Operators JNR
Number in class 154
Numbers C50 1 – 154
Preserved 6
Disposition Withdrawn

The Class C505 (C50形) is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1929 to 1933. A total of 154 Class C50 locomotives were built, with manufacturing shared by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi.[1]

Preserved examples

As of 2014, six Class C55 locomotives have been preserved in Japan, as follows.[2]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 32–33. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
  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. 128. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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