JNR Class C53
Class C53 |
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C53 10 in January 1935 |
Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Build date |
1928-1929 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte |
4-6-2 Pacific |
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Gauge |
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Total weight |
115.50 t (113.68 long tons; 127.32 short tons) |
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Cylinders |
3 |
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Career |
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Operators |
JNR |
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Number in class |
97 |
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Preserved |
1 |
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Disposition |
Withdrawn |
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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]
C53 45 preserved at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in December 2011
C53 Kawasaki Company
C53 10 steam engine
C53 96 steam engine
C53 45 steam loco frontview
C53 The 3 cylinder
Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
Umekoji Steam Engines on the Roundhouse
Steam Locomotive Roundhouse Japan
C53 steam loco frontview
Umekoji Steam Engines
See also
References
- 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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